National Forest

Mining Project

Status

Project Type

Humboldt-Toiyabe

Pete's Summit Exploration Project

Proposed

Proposal is to for drilling on 11 drill sites and construction of Approx 3/4 mile of temp drill road. Use of 1/10 mile of overland travel. 10 of 11 drill sites with Toquima Cave Inventoried Roadless Area.

Figueroa Landscape Rock Acquisition

Proposed

The proposal is to allow Figueroa Masonry to extract up to 500 tons of rock annually over a three-year period.

Griffon Definition Mineral Exploration Drilling Project

Proposed

Pilot Gold proposed to conduct mineral exploration activites on Forest Service Lands.

Wheeler Ridge Mineral Exploration Project

Proposed

Mt Hamilton LLC proposes to drill up to 60 sites, build up to 3.6 miles of temporary road and disturb up to 50 acres.

Black Jack Project

Proposed

The exploration project will utilize three drill sites from which multiple drill holes will be drilled. The use of existing roads and approximately 3,500 feet of road maintenance will be required.

Prunty Mineral Exploration Project

Approved

Project consists of surface reverse circulation drilling from four drill sites with up to two drill holes per site. Maximum depth of the drill holes will not exceed 1000 feet. Drill sites will be accessed via existing roads or cross-country travel.

Walker Ridge Gold Exploration Project

Proposed

The exploration project is for 6 drill sites with multiple drill holes from each site using existing roads.

Western Exploration, Doby George Exploration Project

Proposed

Exploration is proposed to occur over 15 years. Project will use 14.6 miles of existing road and add up to 160 acres of new disturbance over the duration of the project, for a total disturbance of 200 acres.

Buckskin-National Exploration Project

Proposed

The project will involve construction of approximately 3520 feet of new roads, the construction of 21 drill sites on or adjacent to the new roads or existing roads, and the drilling of core or rotary reverse-circulation exploration drill holes
.

Bolo Exploration Project

Approved

Operator proposes to drill at up to 79 drill sites. Up to approximately 3 miles of temporary road will be built to access drill sites. Project located within the 4 mile Inventoried roadless Area

Manhattan Pediment South

Approved

Proposal to drill 5 drill holes for mineral exploration. Access to sites by existing roads and overland travel.

Shale Pit Mineral Exploration Project

Approved

Proposal is for conducting mineral exploration at nine drill sites. Access would be by existing roads and the construction of less than 1 mile of temporary drill roads.

Timber Hill Mineral Exploration Project

Proposed

Round Mountain Gold proposes to conduct exploration at up to 34 drill sites. Approximately 18,300 feet of temporatry drill road would be built to access the drill sites.

Precious Minerals
Mining and Refining Corporation

Proposed

Proponent proposes to expand the existing clay mine. One pit would be expanded and one new pit developed. clay would be trucked off forest to a rail siding in Wabuska.

Walker Ridge Gold Exploration

Proposed

The exploration project is for 6 drill sites with multiple drill holes from each site using existing roads.

Blackjack

Proposed

The exploration project will utilize three drill sites from which multiple drill holes will be drilled. The use of existing roads and approximately 3,500 feet of road maintenance will be required.

Ann Mineral
Exploration

Approved

Halliburton Energy Services proposes to conduct mineral exploration at up to 12 drill sites. Project would occur on pre-exisiting disturbances. No new road construction is needed.