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Comments due – Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) – Golden Crest Exploration Drilling Project.
June 8, 2023 @ 11:50 am - 11:59 pm
Comments on Draft EA are due by June 8, 2023 11:59 PM MST
Solitario Zinc, a Colorado company, has proposed their Golden Crest Exploration Drilling Project, located along the west side of Spearfish Canyon from well south of Cheyenne Crossing to north of Bridal Veil Falls.
This project includes up to 25 core drilling sites for gold mineralization, access road maintenance (as needed), and reclamation activities. One staging area would be used to store equipment and supplies. Drill sites are primarily located in previously disturbed sites along existing roads and trails. No new road or trail construction is proposed. No mining, milling, or processing is proposed as part of the project. The project would entail approximately 27 months of active drilling not including inactive periods, over a total of 5 calendar years.
The Draft EA is available upon request and on-line at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62590. The easiest and most efficient way to submit comments is by going to the project webpage and clicking on the “Comment/Object on Project” link on the right side of the page: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=62590
Comments may also be submitted by mail at: USDA Forest Service, ATTN: Steve Kozel, 2014 N. Main St., Spearfish, SD 57783; telephone at: 605-642- 4622; fax at: 605-642-4156, or comments can be hand delivered to the Northern Hills Ranger District office, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Mountain time, excluding federal holidays.