Decision Memo Cancelled

RF-38 Test Drilling

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Curry, Oregon Gold Beach Ranger District

Red Flat Nickel Corp. plans to drill 35 3-inch diameter holes to a depth of 50 feet to obtain core samples of minerals adjacent to existing roads. No new roads would be constructed. About 1200 feet of road would be brushed.

Location

About 8 miles ESE of Gold Beach, Oregon, in the area known as Red Flat within the Hunter Creek and North Fork Pistol River watersheds. Access is via Hunter Creek Road (NFS 3680) to NFS 1703 road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/15/2013
2
Decision
12/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2015 (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
ForestsRogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
DistrictsGold Beach Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 37 South - Range 13 West - Sections 18, 19, 30, 31, and 32. Willamette Meridian.
Minerals and geology