Decision Memo Completed

Agnico Eagle 2022 Helm Bay Mineral Exploration Project

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District

The activity for the Agnico Eagle 2022 Helm Bay mineral exploration project includes diamond core drilling at up to 23 drill sites

Location

The project is located on the Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest on the Cleveland Peninsula, adjacent to Helm Bay, approximately 25 miles northwest of Ketchikan.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/07/2022
2
Decision
03/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2022 (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
Agnico Eagle 2022 Helm Bay Mineral Exploration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 03/24/2022
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSec. 35 and 36, T71S, R87E; Sec. 1, T72S, R87E; and Sec. 18 and 29, T72S, R88E, Copper River Meridian.
Minerals and geology