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 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 |
| BROOKLYN MINE INTERIM RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION ACTIONS | Decision Signed Date: 08/13/2020 |
| Forests | San Juan National Forest |
| Districts | Columbine Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T42N, R8W, SECTION 35, N.M.P.M. |