Decision Memo Completed

Abandoned Mine Lands - Freda Mine Reclamation

San Juan National Forest San Juan, Colorado Columbine Ranger District

Move mine tailings from FS to a repository on private land where they originated. No new access roads or vegetative disturbance would occur on FS land. All work would be conducted by the State of Colorado, Division of Mine Reclamation and Safety

Location

Middle Fork Mineral Creek off Ophir Pass Road.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
04/02/2018
2
Decision
08/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityAbandoned Mine Land Clean-Up; Road Maintenance
Freda Mine Site Reclamation ProjectDecision Signed Date: 08/31/2018
ForestsSan Juan National Forest
DistrictsColumbine Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT42N R8W section 33
Minerals and geologyWatershed management