Environmental Assessment On Hold

Pine Creek Mining River Bend Placer Project

Prescott National Forest Yavapai, Arizona Prescott National Forest All Units

This project would include gold mining operations on approximately 48 acres (10 acres in the Red Hill #2 placer mining claim (PMC) and 38 acres in the Riverbend PMC), with an additional 4 acres for processing facilities, settling ponds, and roads.

Location

The proposed mining project is just south of and adjacent to the existing Gold Basin mine, south of Wilhoit along the Hassayampa River.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
02/17/2014
2
Comment Period
03/06/2020
3
Objection Period Start
04/15/2020
4
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
ForestsPrescott National Forest
DistrictsBradshaw Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT12N,R3W,Sec11,14,15
Minerals and geology