The operators have proposed six test pits approximately 20 ft. by 20 ft. in size and one to four feet deep. The pits are designed to be excavated down to bedrock which varies somewhat.
Location
Located on the west side of Hughes Creek, just above where the west fork of Hughes Creek meets the main fork.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/31/2013
2
Comment Period
02/2013 (Estimated)
3
Objection Period Start
03/2013 (Estimated)
4
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | North Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.25N. R.20E. – section 1, Boise Meridian, Lemhi County, Idaho. |