Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.12.2004

Upper Granite Mining Projects; Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Baker County, OR

The USDA, Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposed action to approve Proposed Plans of Operations on mining claims located in the Granite Creek Watershed. The project area is located on the Whitman Unit of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, approximately 30 miles west of Baker city, Oregon. The proposed action is a compilation of plans submitted by claimants operating within the analysis area. These plans describe the type of mining operations proposed and how they would be conducted, the type and standard of access routes, the means of transportation to be used, the period during which the proposed mining activity will take place and measures to be taken to meet the requirements for environmental protection. Operations include the exploration and extraction of valuable minerals from placer and lode deposits. Methods range from hand panning to more complex operations utilizing mechanical equipment. The 1990 Land and Resource Management Plan final EIS for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, as amended, provides overall guidance for management of this area.