Claim owner proposes to excavate 12 test holes ~15'diameter by 15'deep using a small excavator to sample material for geodes. Includes ~1,200' of cross country motorized vehicle use.
Location
SE of Dog Lake in the Barry Point Fire area
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/24/2014
2
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2014 (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 | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Thunder Egg #1 Geode Exploration Plan of Operation | Decision Signed Date: 07/14/2014 |
| Forests | Fremont-Winema National Forest |
| Districts | Lakeview Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T40S, R18E, WM, section 30 SW1/4SE1/4 |