Kinross (EBE) submitted a revised “Plan of Operations” to explore for minerals on claims owned in the name of Crown Resources on public land administered by the USDA Forest Service, BLM and DNR. If approved, this plan would open up 10,000 acres to extensive exploration on an expedited timeframe.
Kinross (EBE) submits the initial Plan of Operations, entitled “Buckhorn Mountain Exploration Project: BLM and USFS Plan of Operations and DNR Reclamation Permit Application.”
Notice of Intent process is used in an attempt to segment the large proposed exploration project into smaller projects to avoid environmental review.
Kinross (EBE) submits another “Notice of Intent” (NOI) to explore for minerals.
Kinross Gold Corporation, under the name Echo Bay Exploration Inc. (EBE), submits a “Notice of Intent” (NOI) to explore for minerals on claims it owns in the name of Crown Resources on public land administered by the USDA Forest Service.
USDA Forest Service (FS) approves exploration on National Forest lands to determine the feasibility of possible expansion
BLM approves a small-scale amount of exploration without public review. (The small scale approvals were based on a small amount of activities that could be exempt, if not part of a larger program.)