Decision Memo Completed

Pinnacle-Midas Mine Temporary Drilling and Exploration Plan of Operations

Plumas National Forest Plumas, California Feather River Ranger District

This Plan of Operations (POO) proposes to begin a drilling exploration program to expand the geologic information in areas of known mineralization. The proposed footprint is approximately 0.8 acres.

Location

The exploration project is in Plumas County in the Plumas National Forest approximately twenty miles southwest of Quincy, California. The site is accessible via Forest Service-maintained roads.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/07/2022
2
Decision
10/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2023 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Pinnacle-Midas Mine Temporary Drilling and Exploration Plan of OperationsDecision Signed Date: 10/13/2022
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology