National Forest
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Mining Project
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Status
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Project Type
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Ashley |
Iron Mine Calcite Project |
Proposed |
A proposal for short-term small-scale hard-rock mining operations in the upper Iron Mine Creek area of the Ashley National Forest (Section 19, T2N R9W, Uinta Meridian).
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Rhoades Canyon Commercial Rock Project |
Proposed |
Proposal to purchase and remove up to 2,000 tons per year of rocks, for up to 10 years, for commercial construction purposes. Rocks would be from within Rhoades Canyon, on the Duchesne District of the Ashley National Forest.
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Dixie |
Gravel Pits Analysis |
Proposed |
The Escalante and Powell ranger districts propose to analyze the expansion and development of mineral material pits to respond to mineral material needs of the Forest for the next 15-20 years. The project is consistent with 36 CFR 2850.2 and .3(2).
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Uinta-Wasatch |
Stellar 2-Dimensional Seismic Acquisition Project |
Proposed |
The UWCNF proposes to authorize a 2-dimensional seismic acquisition project consisting of 103.9 linear miles of source/receiving lines and 53 helicopter landing zone areas. Data gathered by the project would refine knowledge of subsurface geology.
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Josephine Mining Claim |
Proposed |
The UWCNF proposes to authorize a 2-dimensional seismic acquisition project consisting of 103.9 linear miles of source/receiving lines and 53 helicopter landing zone areas. Data gathered by the project would refine knowledge of subsurface geology.
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Fishlake |
Greens Hollow Coal
Lease Tract |
Proposed |
Ark Land Comapny has appled for a coal lease on non-leased Federal coal lands adjacent to their existing SUFCO underground Mining Operation. BLM assigned case # UTU 84102 to the LBA. BLM and FS are analying the effects of the proposed leasing.
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Cove Fort Geothermal Lease |
Approved |
The Forest is responding to the BLM proposal to lease approximately 3000 acres near Dog Valley, for geothermal exploration and possible development.
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SUFCO 20 Acre Lease Modification |
Proposed |
The BLM received a request to add 20 acres to coal lease #UTSL-062583. Authorization of the requested modification requires consent from FS with required non-mineral resource protection stipulations.
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Manti La Sal |
Deer Creek-Upper Cottonwood Two Lease Modification |
Proposed |
The BLM Utah State Office notified the MLNF that PacifiCorp applied to modify two federal leases, UTU-88554 and UTU-06039, by adding a total of 1180 acres of unleased federal lands to the existing leases.
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La Sal Mines Complex |
Proposed |
Denison Mines submitted a Plan of Operations Amendment for four underground uranium mines, known as the La Sal Mines Complex, to the BLM and Forest Service for approval. The BLM will act as lead agency with the Forest Service as a cooperating agency
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Utah Energy Uranium Exploration - Marcy
Look Project |
Proposed |
The Manti-La Sal National Forest, Moab/Monticello Ranger District, proposes to authorize Utah Energy Corporation to drill up to 76 exploration holes in their Marcy Look project area. The area is located on unpatented mining claims on Elk Ridge
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Sunroc Corporation Chicken Creek Gypsum Mine |
Proposed |
Sunroc has submitted a Plan of Operations for the Chicken Creek Gypsum Mine on their locatable mining claims. The Forest Service must evaluate the Plan and decide whether or not additional mitigations are needed to protect non-mineral resources |
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Note One: These projects allow mining corporations to explore for valuable minerals. The exploration is always approved by the Forest Service. For these exploration projects the acreage of the mine is not given, nor the number of trees impacted.
Note Two: In these records, the Forest Service does not distinguish between a small, sustainable projects by hobbyists and massive destructive projects that demolish tens of thousands mature trees, leaving barren waste piles and pits a mile in diameter and over 1,000 feet deep.