2018-05-30_PERMIT FILE - M2018028

• Permit No: M2018028
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/30/2018
• Doc Name: Application
• From: Tom Zimmerman
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: TC1
• Email Name: MAC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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3.2 PHYSICAL RESOURCES
3.2.2 GEOLOGIC AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Affected Environment:
The proposed action is located within the same small-scale bench placer deposits as the
existing operation. This deposit consists of sand,gravel and cobbles that have been deposited by
the river over time.
The operator is proposing to stage a temporary, weather resistant, steel locker(tool chest)
that will not be larger than 4' x 4' x 8' to store equipment securely on site. It is proposed that the
locker would be located on the western edge of the proposed work area at the base of the hill.
The locker will stay onsite for the remaining life of the mine and will be removed during final
reclamation. It will also be secured with a heavy duty lock.
In addition,the tractor or backhoe may be left on site overnight while in use,but will be
removed from the site during times of nonuse.
Environmental Effects
Proposed Action
Direct and Indirect Impacts: The proposed action includes the staging of a locker and
mine equipment,which may constitute occupancy under the Mining Law of 1872, as defined under
43 CFR 3715.0-5.
Per 43 CFR 3715.0-5, Occupancy means full or part-time residence on the public lands. It
also means activities that involve residence; the construction,presence, or maintenance of temporary
or permanent structures that may be used for such purposes; or the use of a watchman or caretaker
for the purpose of monitoring activities.Residence or structures include,but are not limited to,
barriers to access,fences,tents,motor homes,trailers,cabins,houses,buildings, and storage of
equipment or supplies.
Per 43 CFR 3715.2, activities that are the reason for an operator's occupancy must:
1. Be reasonably incident;
2. Constitute substantially regular work;
3. Be reasonably calculated to lead to the extraction and beneficiation of minerals;
4. Involve observable on-the-ground activity that BLM may verify under § 3715.7; and
5. Use appropriate equipment that is presently operable, subject to the need for
reasonable assembly,maintenance,repair or fabrication of replacement parts.
Per 43 CFR 3715.2-1, in addition to the requirements specified in part 3715.2,the occupancy
must involve one or more of the following: