About 100,000 mines have been abandoned in Arizona, according to the Arizona State Mine Inspector, leaving behind huge amounts of toxic waste.
Sydnee Wilson Cronkite News PRESCOTT — Now that funds are in hand and the Mexican spotted owl’s breeding season is over, the U.S. Forest Service has resumed its abandoned-mine cleanup project east of Prescott.
These mines are a significant issue and the government has only recently begun implementing cleanup efforts. The Forest Service in Prescott has been proactive in investigating and cleaning up these mines. Arsenic and lead were among the toxic metals found in the waste, Maldonado said. Because the waste rocks were exposed, humans could’ve been harmed by inhaling or ingesting the polluted dust. Animals could’ve been harmed by eating contaminated plants.
The continuation of the reclamation project focuses on preventing further pollution in the watersheds by removing the contaminated soil from each mine site. Maldonado said the waste will be buried and covered with clean soil to ensure that the toxic metals won’t spread further into the environment. Abandoned mines have been a public safety and environmental health issue in the U.S. for a long time. Early last year, President Joe Biden allotted $725 million to reclaim abandoned mine lands as a part of the administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. However, the Cherry Creek project was begun long before that law passed and hasn’t received funds from it.
Cleaning up and restoring these abandoned mines is crucial to the safety of humans and the environment. Maldonado said the Forest Service started phase two on Monday and that the project is “ongoing.”
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