Decision Memo Completed

FRRD Abandoned Mine Closures 2020

Plumas National Forest Butte; Plumas; Sierra; Yuba, California Feather River Ranger District

These abandoned mines currently pose a safety and health risk to the public. There are open shafts and open adits, surrounded by unstable rock and possibly trash at some sites. Within the underground workings, unstable rock, rotting timbers, rusting

Location

Soapstone-Tractor, Union-Keystone Point, Queen City, Three Ravines, Hornet Mine

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/16/2020
2
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2021 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityAbandoned Mine Land Clean-Up
FRRD Abandoned Mine Closures 2020Decision Signed Date: 09/30/2020
ForestsPlumas National Forest
DistrictsFeather River Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology