Proposal from Utah Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program to close 28 abandoned hard rock mines with 8 mines closed in Wilderness and 20 mines closed outside of Wilderness areas.
Location
Wasatch Front from Mt. Olympus to American Fork Canyon, Utah
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
04/20/2022
2
Decision
04/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2022 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Heritage Resource Management; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up |
| Decision Decided Date | 04/20/2022 |
| Forests | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest |
| Districts | Salt Lake Ranger District; Pleasant Grove Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |