Schofield Pass AML - Construction of approximately 20-25 barriers on open mine adits/shafts in the upper basins of the Schofield Pass area in Gunnison County. Additional restoration work includes road decommissioning, and trail maintenance.
Location
North Pole, Rock Creek Gulch, and Paradise Basins above the valley floor of the Schofield Pass area. Safety closure work also includes mine features on Treasury Mountain (Ragged Wilderness).
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/14/2020
2
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up |
| Schofield Pass AML Safety Closures | Decision Signed Date: 07/24/2020 |
| Forests | White River National Forest |
| Districts | West Zone/Sopris Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sopris RD. Legal Description: Township 11 South, Range 87 West, Section 36 Legal Description: Township 12 South, Range 87 West, Sections 2, 3, 4, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 23, and 24. |