Project would close identified abandoned mine features by blocking the openings using various methods including warning signs, fences, sealed mine openings with bat gates, expanding foam, or backfill.
Location
This project includes 61 separate abandoned mine features across the Globe, Mesa, and Tonto Basin Ranger Districts.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/30/2024
2
Decision
11/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
11/2025 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up |
| Decision Memo Tonto East Abandoned Mine Lands Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/19/2025 |
| Forests | Tonto National Forest |
| Districts | Globe Ranger District; Mesa Ranger District; Tonto Basin Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |