The Operator's Plan, as submitted, proposes to core drill from eight pads accessed using a Forest System roads and trails. This proposed action documented below is a summary of the submitted plan and includes Forest Service project design features.
Location
Forest System Road 60129, and Forest trail 6235 in the Diamond Creek watershed, 9 miles north west of Salmon Idaho.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/23/2021
2
Decision
04/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Diamond Creek REE Exploration Drilling Project | Decision Signed Date: 04/26/2022 |
| Forests | Salmon-Challis National Forest |
| Districts | Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.23N., R.21E., Sections 22,23,26,27,34,35 and 36. And T.22N., R.21.E. Section 2 and 3. Boise Meridian, Lemhi County, Idaho. |