Environmental Assessment Completed

Freeman Gold Exploration Project

Salmon-Challis National Forest Lemhi, Idaho North Fork Ranger District

Proposal to establish drill pads, and construction of temporary drill roads for exploratory drilling on the Salmon-Challis National Forest near Gibbonsville, Idaho.

Location

Dahlonega Mining District in Lemhi County, near Gibbonsville, Idaho. Sections 4,5,6 of T25N, R21E, and sections 28, 29, 31, 32, and 33 of T26N, R21E.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/06/2025
2
Objection Period Start
01/22/2026
3
Decision
04/2026 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
06/2026 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Freeman Gold Exploration ProjectDecision Signed Date: 04/10/2026
ForestsSalmon-Challis National Forest
DistrictsNorth Fork Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology