These abandoned mines currently pose a safety and health risk to the public. There are five open adits. Underground, unstable rock, rotting timbers, rusting metal, bad air, low oxygen levels, deep water, and other unknown hazards may exist.
Location
South and East of South Fork Feather River entering Lake Oroville.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/18/2018
2
Decision
02/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2019 (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 |
| FRRD Abandoned Mine Closures - 2018 | Decision Signed Date: 02/05/2019 |
| Forests | Plumas National Forest |
| Districts | Feather River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | MDM, T19N, R6E, Sections 3-5 & 8 |