Decision Memo Completed

Abandoned Mine Lands - Brooklyn Mine Clean-Up

San Juan National Forest San Juan, Colorado Columbine Ranger District

Reclamation and clean-up of mine features, including: reclamation of tailings ponds, waste rock reclamation, portal protection, run-on controls (water drainage), rock quarry road maintenance, highwall mitigation, and trash removal.

Location

Brooklyn Mine is located on the Brown's Gulch or American Basin Road about 5 miles northwest of Silverton, CO.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/14/2020
2
Decision
08/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2020 (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
BROOKLYN MINE INTERIM RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION ACTIONSDecision Signed Date: 08/13/2020
ForestsSan Juan National Forest
DistrictsColumbine Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT42N, R8W, SECTION 35, N.M.P.M.
Minerals and geologyWatershed management