The operator proposes to drill auger holes and dig trenches in order to test for placer gold in the upper reaches of East Boulder Creek.
Location
Five miles from the mouth of East Boulder Cr, which enters the Salmon River 11 miles W. of North Fork, Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/31/2013
2
Comment Period
12/26/2013
3
Decision
02/2014 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| East Boulder Placer Exploration Project | Decision Signed Date: 02/25/2014 (Reversed in Appeal (215)) Legal Notice Date: 02/25/2014 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | North Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.23N., R.20E., sections 5 and 6, Boise Prime Meridian, Lemhi County, Idaho. |