Use and maintenance of Forest Road #822, including correction of outsloped grade on rocky narrow portion of the road. Also allow use and rehabilitation of approximatley 400 feet of non-system two-track road to reach a second private waste rock pile.
Location
Porphyry Gulch Road # 822 from Highway 550 to Bullion King Mine, and Forest Service land in the vicinity of the Bullion King Mine. Approximately 7 miles NW of Silverton, CO.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/01/2013
2
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2014 (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 | Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Road Maintenance |
| Bullion King Mine Reclamation | Decision Signed Date: 05/20/2014 |
| Forests | San Juan National Forest |
| Districts | Columbine Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T42N, R8W, sections 21, 22, 23 |