USDA, DOI, and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality to Review Environmental Impact of Smoky Canyon Mine Expansion

Summary

The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the environmental impacts of the proposed expansion of the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G Project, a phosphate mine operated by J.R. Simplot Company in Idaho. The review process includes a revised Notice of Intent, which updates the previously scheduled timeline for the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements.