Law Enforcement and Investigations - Abandoned Mines
A black and yellow warning: Dangerous Mine Shafts and Tunnels Occur in this Area - Keep Clear At All Times metal sign on post near walking track. (Adobe Stock photo By Kim Britten)
Abandoned mine sites are a great safety hazards. Many of these structures contain dilapidated frames, open…
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Mines
An entrance to an old mine on the Pike National Forest. (Forest Service photo)
Some 40,000 abandoned mines are on Forest Service lands. Of that number, 34 percent were mines with records of mineral production such as arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury and zinc that can cause human health and environmental problems. The boom and bust of mineral development left a mixed heritage that now…