Excavation of 20-30 test pits to sample the sub-surface material on the claim. Exacavated material would be processed through a trommel. Water would be pumped from Squirrel Creek to the processing area and discharged to a settling pit.
Location
Squirrel Creek, along NFS Road 23N08, West of Graeagle, CA
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
11/19/2013
2
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2015 (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 |
| Squirrel Creek Placer Exploration Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/29/2014 Legal Notice Date: 10/29/2014 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Beckwourth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T22N, R11E, Sections 2 & 3 |