Osborn Thalweg Gold Prospecting/Mining Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2014062019
Lead Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Osborn Thalweg Gold Prospecting/Mining Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Klamath National Forest Lands
Document Description
Mr. Phillip Osborn proposes to excavate underwater riverbed material along or near the thalweg (the line of lowest elevation) of the Klamath River for the exploration and recovery of gold between July 1 and September 30 of each calendar year. River bottom material will be hand excavated using a pick, shovel and pry bar to assess riverbed material for gold content on a floating work platform. Excavated riverbed material will be sampled and assessed on the floating platform using gold pans and sluice box. If the samples yield gold, paydirt will be processed on shore using a sluice box. At no time will the riverbed material be collected by the use of a suction dredge hose and nozzle, nor will the use of any motorized vacuum or suction device be used as part of the instream mining operation.
Contact Information
Name
Brad Henderson
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 1
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Siskiyou
Cross Streets
Highway 96 near Lumgrey Creek Road
Total Acres
.11
State Highways
Hwy 96
Waterways
Klamath River
Township
46N
Range
8W
Section
2
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Klamath River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT)
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Placer Gold)
Local Actions
Streambed Alt.
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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