10 BlTRfi RLE C2PY T/N-X& at 0U Mailing List 1 TECHNICAL NOTE Filing Code 3042 Date Issued 2 ^ 136 ID-O'Jfo Bureau of Land Management U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Subject: Reclamation of Mined-Lands The following State Highway Departments, usually with financial assistance from the Bureau of Public Roads (Department of Transpor¬ tation), are sponsoring experimental projects by state universities. Some of this work would be applicable to the problems of mined-land reclamation. California Division of Highways P. 0. Box 1499 Sacramento, California 95809 Work is currently under way at the University of California, Davis, seeking methods of establishing drought-tolerant perennial plants by direct seeding. Montana Highway Commission ) Helena, Montana 59601 Revegetation research work is being done at the Agricultural Experi¬ ment Station, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana; the project is to be completed by December 1969. Nevada State Highway Department Carson City, Nevada 89701 Studies have been made over the past three years by the Plant Service Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada to determine adaptability of exotic and native plants to disturbed sites (cuts, fills, median strips). Another revegetation study project is being proposed with the Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture . New Mexico State Highway Department Santa Fe , New Mexico 87501 Cooperative experiments on revegetation methods are underway with the Plant Experimental Station, New Mexico State University, Los Lunas, New Mexico and the Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. ) FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES WRITE TO DIRECTOR, PORTLAND SERVICE CENTER, BOX 3861, PORTLAND, ORE., 97208 RECLAMATION RESEARCH PROJECTS - WESTERN U. S. Location Mineral Arizona A- 1 MIAMI REF : Util. & Stabil. of Copper Solid Mineral Wastes. Dean, Havens and Valdez, U. S. Bureau of Mines, 1969, p. 9 . -2 TUBA CITY REF : Personal communica- Uranium tion-Karl Dean, U. S. Bureau of Mines. -3 TUCSON (20 miles SW) REF: Arizona Republic, Copper November 18, 1968. Company Description Miami Copper Company Vegetative stabilization of tailings. Research by U. S. Bureau of Mines. El Paso Natural Chemical stabilization of Gas tailings. Anaconda Company Vegetative stabilization of tailings pond dikes. Twin Buttes Mine. Colorado B-l CLIMAX REF: Personal communica- Molybdenum tion-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University, Master’s Thesis, Hayes F. Grubb, 1965. -2 COLORADO SPRINGS (20 miles N) REF: Personal communica- Limestone tion-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University. American Metal Climax Vegetative stabilization of tailings. Studies on-site by Dr. Berg. Castle Concrete Revegetation of affected area. Studies on-site by Dr. Berg. Location Mineral B-3 CRIPPLE CREEK REF : Personal communica- tion-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University. -4 DURANGO REF : Personal communica- tion-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University. -5 GRAND JUNCTION REF : Personal communica- tion-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University. -6 HAYDEN- OAK CREEK REF : Coal Age, October 1966, pp. 100-107; personal communication-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University; USGS Memo of July 18, 1966. -7 MAYBELLE REF : Personal communica¬ tion-Dr. Berg, Colorado State University. -8 RIFLE REF : Personal observation. -9 TELLURIDE Gold Uranium Uranium Coal Uranium Uranium REF: Personal observation Gold Company Description Vanadium Corp. of America American Metal C 1 imax Energy Coal Co . ; Pittsburgh and Midway; Peabody Coal Company Union Carbide Union Carbide Idarado Mining Company Revegetation of old placer tailing. Studies on-site by Dr. Berg. Revegetation of old tailings Revegetation of old tailings Revegetation of spoils and affected areas. Edna, Osage Seneca and Energy Mines. Revegetation of spoils and affected areas. Revegetation of old and cur¬ rent tailings. Revegetation of tailings. Location Mineral Idaho C-l KILGORE REF: BLM Files--Memo- Ed Barnes, Idaho State Office, June 9, 1965. -2 SODA SPRINGS REF : See above . Montana D-l COLSTRIP REF : Personal communica- tion-Richard Hodder, Montana State University; Progress Report, 1968. -2 ANACONDA REF : Util, and Stabil. of Solid Mineral Wastes. Dean, Havens and Valdez, U. S. Bureau o f Mines, 1969, p. 6. Phosphate Pho sphate Coal Co pper Company Description Simplot Company Revegetation of spoils. Gay Mine, Conda Mine. Working with USFS. Monsanto Chemical Revegetation of spoils. Ballard Mine. Working with USFS. Western Energy Converted to wildlife habi- Company tats, ponds. Research car¬ ried out by Montana State University. Anaconda Company Physical stabilization of wastes. Research by USBM. Location Mineral Nevada E-l MCGILL REF: U. S. Bureau of Mines--RI-7261 . New Mexico F-l GALLUP REF : Personal communica- tion-Alten Grandt, Peabody Coal Company. -2 QUESTA REF: Pay Dirt, June 23, 1969, p. 21. -3 SILVER CITY (TYRONE) REF: Pay Dirt, June 23, 1969, p. 21. North Dakota G-l BEULAH REF: Company Progress Reports, January 1, 1965 and July 15, 1966. -2 STANTON REF : Personal communica- tion-Thomas A. Gwynn, Knife River Mining Company. Copper Coal Molybdenum Copper Coal Coal Company Description Kennecott Copper Chemical and vegetative Corporation stabilization of tailings. Research by U. S. Bureau o Mines . Pittsburgh and Revegetation of spoils. Midway Molybdenum Corp. of America Trout planted in tailings impoundment runoff (Turquoise Lake). Phelps Dodge Trout planted in reservoir (Mangas Lake). Knife River Coal Leveling and revegetation Company spoils. Consolidated Coal Company Revegetation of spoils, using bucket-wheels in mining. Location Mineral Utah H-l CEDAR CITY REF : Personal communica- tion-Dan Jones, Mineral Specialist, Utah State Office . -2 MONTICELLO REF: U. S. Atomic Energy Commission--RM0-3005 . -3 SALT LAKE CITY REF : Personal communica- tion-Karl Dean, U. S. Bureau of Mines. Wyoming 1-1 ATLANTIC CITY REF : Riverton Ranger June 19, 1969, p. 8-B, 11-D and 5-C. -2 GAS HILLS REF : Riverton Ranger June 19, 1969, p. 17; per¬ sonal observation. See also Util, and Stabil. of Solid Mineral Wastes, U. S. Bureau of Mines, 1969, p. 12. Iron Uranium Uranium Iron Uranium Company Description Utah Construc¬ tion Company U. S. Atomic Energy Commis¬ sion Vitro U. S. Steel Corporation Seeded spoils with wheat grasses, 1968. Working with BLM, Cedar City District Office. Revegetation of old tail¬ ings. AEC project. Chemical stabilization of tailings. Seeding test on spoils dumps . Stockpiling topsoil, testing seeds. Union Carbide Location Mineral 1-3 GLENROCK REF: USGS Memo of July 18, 1966. Coal -4 HANNA REF : Riverton Ranger June 19, 1969, p. 6-B and 12-B. Coa 1 -5 KEMMERER REF : University of Wyoming Master's Thesis, Lujan, 1966; Jacoby, 1968; Thompson, 1969. Coal -6 SHERIDAN REF : Riverton Ranger June 19, 1969, p. 6-B and 12-B. Coal Washington J-l CENTRALIA REF: Personal communica- tion-Gerald Thorsen, Geo¬ logist, State Department of Natural Resources (Washington) . Company Description Pacific Power and Light Spoils leveled and seeded. Wyoming Lease 0385974 and 038602. Big Horn Coal Company Leveling and seeding spoils. Kemmerer Coal Company Revegetation of spoils. Trees, shrubs, grasses. Working with the University Wyoming, Dr. May. Big Horn Coal Company Spoils revegetated, ponds stocked with fish. Working with the Wyoming Fish and Game Commission. Washington Irri¬ gation and De¬ velopment Co. Problem with erosion, mon¬ soon rains ! Utah State Department of Highways State Office Building Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 Experimental work is being done statewide on revegetation of cuts, fills, median strips and borrowpits by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Prepared by Tom H. W. Loomis, Mineral Specialist, Denver Service Center . Please send any additional references on this subject or other minerals subjects to DSC (D-310). If the complete article or pub¬ lication is needed, DSC (D-310) will attempt to obtain a copy or a loan for you.