Installation of safety features and wildlife protection features at four abandoned mines near the Mammoth Lakes area. Methods will include bat gates, foam plugs, and removal of trash from sites.
Location
Mammoth Rock, Old Mammoth, Monte Cristo and Mammoth Consolidated abandoned mines near the town of Mammoth Lakes.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/25/2014
2
Decision
11/2014 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2015 (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 |
| Mammoth Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/20/2014 |
| Forests | Inyo National Forest |
| Districts | Mammoth Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4S R27E Section 10 (Mammoth Rock and Old Mammoth) T4S R27E Section 15 (Monte Cristo) T4S R27E Section 16 (Mammoth Consolidated) |