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3.0 PROPERTY OR AREA
The Bear Lodge Project consists of the Bull Hill Mine located approximately 12 miles (19.31
kilometers - km) north of Sundance, Wyoming in central Crook County, Wyoming and the Upton
Plant Site located 40 miles (64.37 km) south of the Bull Hill Mine and approximately 2 miles
(3.22 km) northwest of the town of Upton, Wyoming in north-central Weston County (see Map
3.0-1). The Project Area consists of 8,750 acres and includes lands administered by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service - Black Hills National Forest – Bearlodge
Ranger District (Forest Service) and private lands. A portion of the lands administered by the
Forest Service is excluded due to activities by the U.S. Department of Defense. Surface
disturbance within the Project Area will occur on federal and private lands (see Map 3.0-2). The
access route (Miller Creek Access Route) and the overhead power line route are partially
outside the Project Area and pass through federal lands administered by the Forest Service,
State of Wyoming lands, and private lands (see Map 3.0-2). The water line route is also partially
outside the Project Area and passes through federal lands administered by the Forest Service
and private lands (see Map 3.0-2).
Within the Project Area lies the Mine Area (approximately 1,700 acres) that includes the
Mineable Pit, Waste Rock Facility, Physical Upgrade Plant (PUG), and roads. This area will be
fenced and access will be controlled through a 24-hour staffed security gate.
The legal location for the Project Area, Miller Creek Access Route, power line route, water line
route, and the Upton Plant Site are provided below by landowner:
3.1
PROJECT AREA
Federal: Forest Service: Portions or all of the following: Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, Township 52 North, Range 63 West.
Private: Portions or all of the following: Sections 9, 10, 15, and 16, Township 52 North, Range
63 West.
3.2
MILLER CREEK ACCESS ROUTE
Federal: Forest Service: Portions of the following: Sections 18 and 19, Township 52 North,
Range 63 West, Section 9, Township 51 North, Range 63 West.
State of Wyoming: Portions of Section 36, Township 52 North, Range 64 West.
Private: Portions of the following: Sections 24 and 25, Township 52 North, Range 64 West,
Section 1, Township 51 North, Range 64 West, and Sections 7, 8, 9, 16, and 21, Township 51
North, Range 63 West.
3.3
POWER LINE
Federal: Forest Service: Portions of the following: Sections 8, 17, 18, and 19, Township 52
North, Range 63 West.
State of Wyoming: Portions of Section 36, Township 52 North, Range 64 West.
Private: Portions of the following: Sections 24 and 25, Township 52 North, Range 64 West.
3.4
UPTON PLANT SITE
The Upton Plant Site includes portions of Sections 28, 29, 32, and 33, Township 48 North,
Range 65 West and is further described in Appendix A.
3.5
CLAIMS
The Bear Lodge Project currently holds 498 unpatented lode mining claims in the Bear Lodge
Mining District of Crook County (see Map 3.5-1). A list of the mining claims is included in
Appendix B.
