An aerial image of the COD Mine Site near Kingman, AZ. (Photo: Google Earth)
KINGMAN, Ariz. –
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Kingman Field Office invites the
public to provide input on a Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) remediation project at the
abandoned COD Mine and Mill site, located on BLM-managed public land in
the Cerbat Mountains north of Kingman, in Mohave County.
The
mine opened in 1878 and produced silver, lead, zinc and gold until it
permanently closed in 1984. Lead, arsenic and thallium have since been
found in tailings, waste rock dumps, surrounding soils and drainage
areas, at levels that exceed the Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality’s non-residential soil standards. No groundwater contamination
has been detected.
In 2017, BLM contracted Phoenix-based
Terranext, an environmental engineering firm, to evaluate the site.
Terranext has completed a Draft Final Engineering Evaluation/Cost
Analysis (EECA) to determine the best way to remediate the contamination
at the site.
BLM will hold a public open house from 1-4 p.m.
on Aug. 23, 2019, to present the EECA. During the meeting, BLM and
Terranext staff will be available to answer questions, review maps, and
receive public comments about the EECA. The open house will be held at:
Mohave Community College Kingman Campus 1971 Jagerson Avenue, Room 113 Kingman, AZ 86409
A
public comment period will be open for a period of 30 calendar days
from Aug. 19 to Sept. 18, 2019. Copies of the draft EECA will be
available for public review and commenting at the BLM’s Kingman Field
Office, 2755 Mission Boulevard, Kingman, AZ 86401, or online through the
ePlanning website at https://go.usa.gov/xyh6C. Comments may be submitted through ePlanning or by mail to the Kingman Field Office.
