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The Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Mount Emmons Mining Project_1979
Summary
Environmental assessment (1979). Covers Mount Emmons, Gunnison County, Colorado. Topics: environmental impact statement, operating plan approval, land exchange, mill/tailings site location. Agencies: Forest Service, AMAX, Inc., Environmental Protection Agency. Cites 36 external works.
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Stakeholders (47)
Agencies, organizations, and groups mentioned as actors in this document.
United States Forest ServiceUnited States Bureau of Land ManagementUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Department of AgricultureUnited States Bureau of ReclamationUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceUnited States Geological SurveyUnited States Department of Energy
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Gunnison CountyColorado Department of HealthNational Park ServiceArmy Corps of EngineersColorado Department of HighwaysSoil Conservation ServiceDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCorps of EngineersCouncil on Environmental QualityAMAXBureau of MinesU.S. Government Printing OfficeColorado Geological SurveyDepartment of CommerceWater Quality Control DivisionAMAX Inc.Colorado Division of Water ResourcesFederal Highway AdministrationMined Land Reclamation BoardAir Pollution Control DivisionRural Electrification AdministrationCEQColorado Air Pollution Control DivisionRocky Mountain Biological LabAgricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceTaylor River DistrictState Historic Preservation OfficerColorado State Inspector of OilsColorado Department of Health Radiation and Hazardous Wastes Control DivisionColorado Mined Land Reclamation DivisionColorado Department of Health Water Quality Control DivisionBoard of CommissionersDepartment of State PlanningCouncil for Historic PreservationHealth Education and WelfareHeritage Conservation and Recreation ServicesColorado State Historic Preservation OfficeRural Electrification Assoc.Colorado State Agencies
Places (61)
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upper East River ValleyCopper Creek trailGunnison River BasinCoal CreekGunnison National ForestSlate RiverMount EmmonsRoaring Judy fish hatcheryOhio CreekAspenPlumas National ForestPlumas National ForestTown of Crested ButteUncompahgre PeakCurecanti Recreation areaHighway 50North Pole BasinAlkali CreekMt. AxtellAntelope Creek AreaChance GulchCarbon CreekCabin CreekOhio PassHotchkissRaggedsPoncha SpringsBlue Mesa ProjectCrested Butte Historic DistrictGrand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National ForestsUpper Ohio-CarbonMiddle ForkMt. BelleviewUpper Gunnison River DrainageGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison N.F.Beaver-CastleElk Mountains-CollegiateMineral MountainAlmont-Crested Butte AreaGlenwood SpringsBlue Mesa ReservoirDeltaWest Elk WildernessMontroseBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National MonumentPowderhorn Wilderness AreaPowderhornCity of GunnisonMaroon Bells-SnowmassLa GaritaWest ElkLeadvilleTaylor River District
Concepts & Topics (67)
ecosystem functionpopulation dynamicsreproductionwater quality standardswater quality standardshabitat qualitymigration ratesnonpoint source pollution density
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tundra biodiversityhabitat restorationenergy budgetcommunity assembly processesresource supplyair quality monitoringacid mine drainagemesic resourcesair quality monitoringecological consequencesmultiple-use managementsustainable grazingland use planningconservationsystem science approachPriority Habitat Management Areasmolybdenum mineralizationrecoveryProgram logisticsdetritus processingpreventionmininglife utilitytransmission networkconservation statusbedload transportnative materialsdredge and fill permitscoping processtimber managementNational Environmental Policy Actmining permit applicationland exchangerecreational activitiesbuilding permitsbaseline conditionsland exchangecorridorlandscape managementalternative formulationrecreational activitiesbig game winter rangehistoric and cultural resourceswetlands protectionpanel cavingvisual resourceshistoric and cultural resourcesalternatives analysisno-action alternativeClass I areasvisibilitySpecial use permitpublic servicesrights-of-wayClean Water Acttailing reclamationtailing reclamationmill sitemill site
Species (18)
External References Cited (36)
Works cited by this document, grouped by type.
legislation (20)
- Council on Environmental Quality Procedures (1978)
- Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (1976)
- General Exchange Act of March 20, 1922 (1922)
- 1872 mining law (1872)
- Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act
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- Colorado Water Quality Act
- Endangered Species Act
- Executive Orders 11988 and 11990
- Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
- Migratory Bird Treaty Act
- National Environmental Policy Act
- National Historic Preservation Act
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Safe Drinking Water Supply Act
- Water Pollution Control Act
- Code of Federal Regulations Part 252 of Title 36
- Bald Eagle Protection Act
- Clean Air Act
- Colorado Air Pollution Control Act
- Gunnison County Land Use Resolution
plan (8)
- Guiding Policies for Mt. Crested Butte Comprehensive Planning
- Gunnison Basin Resource Management Plan
- Gunnison National Forest Multiple Use Plan
- Human Settlement Policies
- Town of Crested Butte Goal and Policy Statements
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- AMAX Plan of Operations
- City of Gunnison Master Plan
- East River Land Management Plan
regulation (3)
- 40 CFR 1500-1508
- Forest Service Manual, Chapter 1950
- 40 CFR 1506.1
other (2)
- Notice of Intent for Mt. Emmons Mining Project EIS (1979) — Forest Service
- U. S. Government Printing Office Style Manual (1973)
report (2)
- Forest Service handbook, National Forest Landscape Management, Volume 2, Chapter 2, Utilities
- Pitch Project environmental statement
permit (1)
- Plan of Operations — AMAX
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