This site involves regrading and capping a waste rock pile at the Bullion King Mine in an effort to improve water quality in the Mineral Creek Watershed. The effort is being undertaken by the State of Colorado using a combination of private funds and 319 water quality grant funds from EPA.
The site sits at approximately 12,000 feet above sea level, and is located north-northwest of Silverton, CO. Work started in July of 2015, and was expected to be completed by October 15th. However, there was a larger volume of waste rock than expected, which resulted in design changes to the regrading effort. These changes caused a small portion of the cap to slip in early season snows. The cap is currently being modified and repaired, with work expected to be completed in early September 2013.
