Reclamation resumed on June 15 for the third and final construction season. The $2.4 million project is expected to wrap up by November.
“People will be able to enjoy the natural beauty of the area without the yellow and orange tailings, laden with heavy metals in Snowshoe Creek, and without the danger posed by mine openings,” [...]
Snowshoe Mine reclamation project in stretch run
Forest Service Cleaning Up Abandoned Mine
Excavation Removes Arsenic, Lead Tailings
Forest Service workers are wrapping up a clean-up effort in Black Bob Canyon, removing thousands of pounds of potentially toxic earth.
More than 200 cubic yards of arsenic and lead tailings are being removed from the site, to prevent contamination of the nearby water supply and the Wind Wolves Preserve, according to [...]
Toxic Waste to be Removed at Old Mine
Forest Service to Remove Contaminated Materials
The U.S. Forest Service today announced that it will begin removing 205 cubic yards of tailings created by the processing of gold ore at the Black Bob Mine. The mine is on National Forest System lands administered by the Mt. Pinos Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest, and is located [...]
Helena Forest to close abandoned mine sites
The Helena National Forest this year will close 10 abandoned mine sites on the Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts.
They’ve identified the sites as threats to public safety.
The sites are open mine adits or shafts with unstable structures or debris. The sites have been abandoned and inactive for many years, but contain remnants of tailings, garbage [...]