Decision Memo Completed

Schofield Pass AML Safety Closures

White River National Forest Gunnison, Colorado White River National Forest All Units

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 Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityAbandoned Mine Land Clean-Up
Schofield Pass AML Safety ClosuresDecision Signed Date: 07/24/2020
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWest Zone/Sopris Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSopris 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.
Minerals and geology