Public Notice
Plans
The applicant proposes to conduct mechanical placer mining, which would include:
• 0.0037-acre of test holes made with an 8-inch auger bit and a maximum depth of 10
feet
• The installation of two (2) 24-inch diameter by 20-foot-long (0.0009-acre) culverts
• Approximately 36.37 acres of mine cuts
• Approximately 444.44 cubic yards of test pits with the maximum pit measuring 20 feet
long by 10 feet wide by 30 feet deep
• Approximately 677.77 cubic yards of stream diversion (1,525-foot-long by 12-foot-wide
by 1-foot-deep). The diversion would begin at Latitude 61.1647º N., Longitude
146.3575º W. and end at Latitude 61.1631º N., Longitude 146.3577º W.
The total impacts to waters of the United States would include approximately 1,122.22 cubic
yards of dredged material placed into approximately 36.3933 acres of wetlands and riverine
habitat.
All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-38), dated April 1,
2025.