The Forest Service has received a Plan of Operations from Tierra Rara LLC exploration mining company to conduct an exploration drill project for Rare Earth Element (REE) minerals (Cerium, Lanthanum and Neodymium) in Lincoln County.
Location
Approximately 11 miles (mi.) southwest of Corona, NM.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
08/09/2017
2
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2019 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Tierra Rara, LLC, M&E Phase II Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/28/2018 |
| Forests | Cibola National Forest |
| Districts | Mountainair Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 1 South, Range 11 East; section 27 |