Proposal to excavate two test pits, 30' wide x 50' long x 15' deep, to explore lower 5 feet of pits for gold.
Location
Hughes Creek drainage approximately 8 miles north/northwest of the community of North Fork, Lemhi County, Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/25/2014
2
Comment Period
04/02/2015
3
Objection Period Start
07/16/2015
4
Decision
11/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Hughes Creek Placer Project #2 | Decision Signed Date: 11/04/2015 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | North Fork Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.25N., R.21E., sections 7 and 8, Boise Meridian, Lemhi County, Idaho. |