Lakeside Mine closure project-DOGMOpen-House Powerpoint

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Utah AbandonedMine Reclamation

Program

Division of Oil, Gas& Mining

Department of

Natural Resources

Lakeside Project


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Purpose :

To seal hazardous

abandoned mines


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Abandoned Mine Hazards

Roof collapse

Unstable side walls

Total darkness you can easily getlost

Hidden vertical shafts inside

Toxic gases Lack of oxygen


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Project would close:

14 portals

19 shafts

Affect


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Right of Entry (ROE)

Permission is obtained from allland owners prior to any

construction work

Private land

Public (Bureau of Land Management) State Trust Lands (minerals)

Private (Surface)


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Legal Authority

Utah has primacy under the

Surface Mining Control andReclamation Act of 1977, SMCRA


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Project Costs

Funded by a tax

on current coal

production


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Project Selection

Ranking priority system considers:

Population: Resident and Transient Mining Districts: historic mining areas

Mine density

Roads and accessibility


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Project Schedule Work would occur in late summer/fall of

2008

Work would require 4 weeks


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Some of the laws we comply with:

National Environmental Policy ActNEPA

National Historic Preservation Act

Antiquities Act

Endangered Species Act


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Environmental Assessment

Analyzes potential impacts on theenvironment

Includes clearances from: State Historic Preservation Officer

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Sign-offs from: Office of Surface Mining

Bureau of Land Management


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Surveys & Data Collection

Abandoned Mine Inventory

Cultural & Historical Surveys Bat Surveys

Paleontological Surveys

(not applicable for LakesideProject)


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Abandoned MineInventory


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Historical and Cultural Inventory

House Foundation


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Bat Surveys


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Paleontological Survey


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AMRPs Intent Cause the least amount of

disturbance possible

Design mine closures so thathistorical features are preserved

Revegetate all areas disturbed


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Mine Closure Designs


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Hand Backfill


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Equipment Backfill

-before & after


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Equipment Backfill

before & after


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Equipment tracksraked & seeded


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Locked steelgates allow for

access and bat

usage

Bat Gates


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Pinned Grate before & after


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Pinned Grate

before & after


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Shaft Grate -Concrete Grade

Beam


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Block Wall before & after


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Block Wall before & after


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Stone Wall

before & after


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Stone Wall before & after


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Closure # Avg. Costs

Machine Backfill 21


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Public Participation

What are your concerns?

Please give us your comments.

Contacts:

Chris Rohrer or Connie Jo

GarciaEA Coordinator ProjectManager

801 538 5322 801 538 5347

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