Decision Memo Completed

East Boulder Placer Exploration Project

Salmon-Challis National Forest Lemhi, Idaho Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District

Proposal to drill 30 exploration auger holes in jurisdictional wetland with less than 1 acre of surface disturbance near the confluence of East Boulder Creek and West Fork of East Boulder Creek.

Location

Approximately 17 miles northwest of Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/30/2015
2
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
East Boulder Placer Exploration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 07/14/2015
ForestsSalmon-Challis National Forest
DistrictsSalmon-Cobalt Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT.23N., R.20E., Sections 6 and 7, Boise Prime Meridian, Lemhi County, Idaho.
Minerals and geology