Excavation of underground river channel deposits with hand tools. Material to be loaded into ore cart for extraction. Material is processed through a trommel. Finer material is amalgamated.
Location
Approximately 6 miles northeast of Belden, CA
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/28/2015
2
Comment Period
06/01/2016
3
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2016 (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 |
| Pioneer/Caribou Mining Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/27/2016 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Mt. Hough Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T26N, R7E, Sections 27 and 34, MDBM |