Twenty five former mine features pose an unsafe risk to the general public in terms of physical safety hazards. Reclamation efforts will promote growth of native plant species on previously compacted soil.
Location
AML features near Garfield, Boss Lake, Clover Mountain, Mount Aetna, Taylor Mountain, and Billings Lake.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/12/2023
2
Decision
07/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Monarch Abandoned Mine Land Safety Closures | Decision Signed Date: 07/31/2023 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | Salida Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T50N, R6E, Sections 5, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 33, and T51N, R6E, Sections 5, 29, 32. |