Rock Creek Mine Project
The Rock Creek Mine is a proposal for a copper/silver mine under the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness in Sanders County Montana on the Kootenai National Forest. The proposal includes an associated mill, tailings storage facility and a waste water treatme
Project Summary
Current Status:
Completed
Location Summary:
Approximately 3 miles East of Noxon, Montana in the Rock Creek Drainage
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| NOI in Federal Register | 09/13/2011 |
| DEIS NOA in Federal Register | 02/19/2016 |
| FEIS NOA in Federal Register | 06/23/2017 |
| Objection Period Start | 07/03/2017 |
| Decision | 08/2018 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 09/2018 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Impact Statement
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Kootenai National Forest All Units
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Minerals And Geology
Project Activity:
Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Project Decision Information
Final Record of Decision Rock Creek Project August 2018
Decision Signed Date: 08/27/2018
Forests:
Kootenai National Forest
Districts:
Kootenai National Forest All Units
States:
Montana
Counties:
Sanders
Legal Land Description:
T. 26 N., R. 32 W., Section: 3, 10, 15, 21,22, 27,28,29,32,and 33.
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Lynn Hagarty
31374 US Highway 2
Libby, MT 59923-3022
406-293-6211
lhagarty@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 1/12/2023