Superfund record of decision (EPA Region 8): Eagle Mine, Operable Unit 2, Minturn/Redcliff, CO, September 3, 1998
This decision document presents the selected remedial action for Operable Unit 2 of the Eagle Mine Site in Eagle County, Colorado. The Eagle Mine Site is a large abandoned mining and milling facility located along the banks of the Eagle River near Minturn, Colorado. Operable Unit 2 (OU2) is the Town of Gilman. Gilman is an abandoned mine town on the bluff above the Eagle River at Belden. Hazardous substances were removed from Gilman and disposed at a permitted disposal site as part of an emergency response action. Several waste rock piles created during mining and milling activities remain on the perimeter of the town. The selected remedy for Eagle Mine Site OU2 is institutional controls. This remedy addresses the principal threat at the site by limiting site access and providing a long-term, local presence.
- Research Organization:
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
- OSTI ID:
- 362151
- Report Number(s):
- PB-98-964404/XAB; EPA-541-R98-079; TRN: 91442084
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Oct 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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