WY Dept of Environmental Quality, Abandoned Mine Land Division, has proposed remediation work at the Blind Bull Mine, to include closure of an adit under FS Road 10123,removal of surface coal slack piles from the drainage bottom and burial onsite.
Location
Near top of Wyoming Range on the west slope above Greys River, accessed by Blind Bull Road, FS 10123.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
12/20/2021
2
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2023 (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 |
| Decision Memo Blind Bull Abandoned Mine Remediation | Decision Signed Date: 03/01/2023 |
| Forests | Bridger-Teton National Forest |
| Districts | Greys River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T34N, R116W, S6 |