Closure of 66 mine features, including shafts, tunnels and open cuts using bat gates and cupolas, polyurethane foam, and fencing, to secure the workings against human and wildlife injury.
Location
T22S, R10E, Sections 5, 8, 21, 26, 27, and 36; T23S, R11E, Sections 7, 17, 19, 20, and 34; T24S, R12E, Section 3
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/01/2018
2
Decision
03/2018 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2018 (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 |
| Abandoned Mine Working Closures-Nogales | Decision Signed Date: 03/06/2018 |
| Forests | Coronado National Forest |
| Districts | Nogales Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |