Environmental Assessment Completed

Retrack Placer Project

Salmon-Challis National Forest Lemhi, Idaho Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units

Doloughan Construction LLC proposes to placer up to 29 acres for gold in the Napias Creek area of the Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District on National Forest System (NFS) lands under open to mineral entry the 1872 Mining Law, as amended.

Location

Proposed activity is located on placer mining claims adjacent and downstream from the Beartrack Mine operated by Meridian Gold. Legal Description is T22N, R20E, Section 20, 21, 28, 29.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/27/2018
2
Comment Period
09/06/2018
3
Objection Period Start
06/27/2019
4
Decision
10/2019 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Retrack PlacerDecision Signed Date: 10/03/2019
ForestsSalmon-Challis National Forest
DistrictsSalmon-Cobalt Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT22N, R20E, Section 20, 21, 28, and 29, Boise Prime Meridian, Lemhi County, Idaho
Minerals and geology