Allow the excavation of material from an existing mining trench and existing pit with the use of a 6,000 lb mini excavator, Polaris ranger, trommel and highbanker sluice box.
Location
Gold Hill, Emigrant Creek Ranger District
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/11/2019
2
Decision
03/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Gold Hill Mining Claim Project Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 03/04/2020 |
| Forests | Malheur National Forest |
| Districts | Emigrant Creek Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NWSE of T18S, R31E, Section 30 |