Categorical Exclusion Completed

Plan of Operations for the Little Tommy and Carbonate Mines - 2026

White River National Forest Summit, Colorado Dillon Ranger District

The Carbonate and Little Tommy Mines have been receiving efforts to characterize historically mined deposits, whose spatial distribution and quality are undetermined, since the late 1990’s. This Plan of Operations would authorize continuation of those efforts for another 5 years.

Location

Approximately 3 miles southeast of Breckenridge, CO, on the northwest flank of Bald Mountain. T 7S, R 77W, Sections 3/10.

Project timeline

1
NEPA Start Date
1/26/2026
2
Finding/Decision Date
2/9/2026

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical ExclusionUSGS 9.5B (516 DM 9)
Decision Signed Date2/9/2026
Minerals and geology