Expansion of current exploration pits to a maximum of 30 ft wide by 25 ft deep using hand tools & limited mechanical equipment. Use of an existing closed road & shelter. Placement of an outhouse. Limited use of a spring for hand-washing of rock.
Location
Hidaway Creek drainage, Umatilla County, Oregon
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/27/2011
2
Comment Period
04/10/2018
3
Objection Period Start
08/17/2018
4
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
04/2019 (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 |
| Hidaway Mine Plan of Operations Decision Notice and FONSI | Decision Signed Date: 10/12/2018 |
| Forests | Umatilla National Forest |
| Districts | North Fork John Day Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5S R33 1/2E Sections 22, 23 |