NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office welcomes public input on the proposed clean-up of the abandoned Clyde Mine in Colusa County.

The proposed remediation, monitoring and maintenance was developed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and is estimated to cost more than $1.4 million.

The Clyde Mine is one of 14 inactive mines within the Sulphur Creek Mining District, known for gold production in the late 1800s.

The mine is located along a tributary of the Sulphur Creek, north of State Route 20, within the Indian Valley Management Area, a popular site for outdoor recreation.

The proposed plan recommends excavating mercury-impacted material, backfilling trenches, leveling terrain, laying a geo-fabric and soil cover over the site to direct surface water into natural channels to reduce runoff and reseeding with native plants.

More information about the proposed project is available at https://go.usa.gov/xsu7g. Please submit written comments by Wednesday, Sept. 1, electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., via the project website, or by mail to the Ukiah Field Office, Attn: Clyde Mine Remediation, 2550 North State St., Suite 2, Ukiah, CA 95482.

Hard copies of the draft project proposal are available at the Redbud Library in Clearlake, or by appointment during normal business hours at the BLM Ukiah Field Office.

Before including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or other personal identifying information in a comment, be aware that the entire comment — including personal identifying information — may be made publicly available at any time. While someone may ask the BLM to withhold personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.