The project is a dry placer mining operation using a metal detector. The project will involve moving existing tailing piles left behind early mining activites by means of a Kubota garden tractor and disturbed areas will be reclaimed.
Location
Pops Gulch near Santa Rita Flat, Inyo Mountains, Inyo National Forest, Section 1, Township 12s, Range 35e MDM, and Section 6,Township 12s, Range 36e MDM. Approximately 10 miles NE of Independence,CA
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/03/2013
2
Decision
04/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Chispa Mine Operation | Decision Signed Date: 04/15/2014 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mount Whitney Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |