1. Utah Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Division of Oil, Gas & Mining Department of Natural Resources Lakeside Project

2. Purpose : To seal hazardous abandoned mines

3. Abandoned Mine Hazards Roof collapse Unstable side walls Total darkness – you can easily get lost Hidden vertical shafts inside Toxic gases Lack of oxygen

4. Project would close: 14 portals 19 shafts Affect <5 acres

5. Right of Entry (ROE) Permission is obtained from all land owners prior to any construction work –Private land –Public (Bureau of Land Management) –State Trust Lands (minerals) –Private (Surface)

6. Legal Authority Utah has primacy under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, SMCRA

7. Project Costs Funded by a tax on current coal production

8. Project Selection Ranking priority system considers: –Population: Resident and Transient –Mining Districts: historic mining areas –Mine density –Roads and accessibility

9. Project Schedule Work would occur in late summer/fall of 2008 Work would require 4 weeks

10. Some of the laws we comply with: National Environmental Policy Act NEPA National Historic Preservation Act Antiquities Act Endangered Species Act

11. Environmental Assessment Analyzes potential impacts on the environment Includes clearances from: –State Historic Preservation Officer –US Fish and Wildlife Service Sign-offs from: –Office of Surface Mining –Bureau of Land Management

12. Surveys & Data Collection Abandoned Mine Inventory Cultural & Historical Surveys Bat Surveys Paleontological Surveys (not applicable for Lakeside Project)

13. Abandoned Mine Inventory

14. Historical and Cultural Inventory House Foundation

15. Bat Surveys

16. Paleontological Survey

17. AMRP’s Intent Cause the least amount of disturbance possible Design mine closures so that historical features are preserved Revegetate all areas disturbed

18. Mine Closure Designs

19. Hand Backfill

20. Equipment Backfill - before & after

21. Equipment Backfill – before & after

22. Equipment tracks raked & seeded

23. Locked steel gates allow for access and bat usage Bat Gates

24. Pinned Grate – before & after

26. Shaft Grate - Concrete Grade Beam

27. Block Wall – before & after

29. Stone Wall – before & after

31. Closure # Avg. Costs Machine Backfill21<$10/CY Hand Backfill5~$100/CY Block Wall1~$40/SF Stone Wall0~$40/SF Bat Gate1~$75/SF Grade Beam Grate1~$50/SF Pinned Grate4~$45/SF PUF0~$450/CY Compound Custom0varies

32. Public Participation What are your concerns? Please give us your comments. Contacts: Chris Rohrer or Connie Jo Garcia EA Coordinator Project Manager 801-538-5322 801-538-5347 chrisrohrer@utah.govchrisrohrer@utah.gov conniegarcia@utah.govconniegarcia@utah.gov