Decision Memo Completed

Wasatch Front Abandoned Mine Closures

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Salt Lake; Utah, Utah Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units

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 Exclusion32.12 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityHeritage Resource Management; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up
Decision Decided Date04/20/2022
ForestsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
DistrictsSalt Lake Ranger District; Pleasant Grove Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Watershed managementMinerals and geologySpecial area management