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Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado Study Area
The Animas River watershed is one of many watersheds in the western United States where historical mining has left a legacy of acid mine drainage and elevated concentrations of potentially toxic trace elements. Many abandoned mine lands are located on or directly affect Federal land. Cleaning up these Federal lands and restoring these watersheds will require a substantial investment of resources and many years of work. As part of a cooperative effort with Federal land-management agencies, the U.S. Geological Survey implemented an Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative in 1997. One of the two watersheds studied under the initiative was the Animas River watershed in Colorado.
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This is a section of the USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initative (AMLI) site.
Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado Study Area
The Animas River watershed is one of many watersheds in the western United States where historical mining has left a legacy of acid mine drainage and elevated concentrations of potentially toxic trace elements. Many abandoned mine lands are located on or directly affect Federal land. Cleaning up these Federal lands and restoring these watersheds will require a substantial investment of resources and many years of work. As part of a cooperative effort with Federal land-management agencies, the U.S. Geological Survey implemented an Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative in 1997. One of the two watersheds studied under the initiative was the Animas River watershed in Colorado.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsLocation of demonstration watersheds for the Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative. From Kimball and others, 2006, doi:10.21000/JASMR06020944. - Science
This is a section of the USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initative (AMLI) site.
USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted an Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Initiative during the fiscal years 1997 through 2001 to provide technical assistance in support of Federal Land Management Agency (FLMA) actions to remediate contamination associated with abandoned hard rock mining activities. This initiative was part of a larger strategy by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S...The Plan | USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative
This is a section of the USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initative (AMLI) site. A Plan for the USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative, 1997 - 2001 Prepared by: The USGS Initiative Implementation Team, and the Colorado and Montana Watershed TeamsBoulder River Study Area | USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative
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