Draft environmental impact statement, cumulative impacts of mining : Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
US National Park Service. 1989. Draft environmental impact statement, cumulative impacts of mining : Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. National Park Service. Anchorage, AK
This DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT assesses the cumulative impacts of multiple mining operations in Denali National Park and Preserve as required by the U.S. District Court's (District of Alaska) final judgment and injunction of March 3, 1988 (Civil Case J85-009). Four alternatives were evaluated for managing mining activity, analyzing cumulative impacts, and mitigating environmental impacts in Denali National Park and Preserve. The proposed action, alternative B, would include the review of mining activities under existing authorities and regulations with an emphasis on a quantitative approach for reviewing proposed mining plans of operations and assessing cumulative impacts. Alternative A (post-1985 status quo/no action) would include the review of mining activities under existing authorities and regulations with an emphasis on a qualitative approach for reviewing proposed plans of operations and assessing cumulative impacts. Alternative C is identical to the proposed action (alternative B) but would also include restrictions for future mineral patents and a strengthened mining claim acquisition program. Under alternative D, all patented and valid unpatented mining claims would be acquired, and all future mining would be discontinued in Denali National Park and Preserve. The alternatives were analyzed for their impacts on park resources including aquatic resources, wetlands, wildlife resources, subsistence, recreation and visitor use, visual quality, wilderness values, cultural resources, and the local economy.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- US National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1989
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- DENA , WRD
- Keywords
- Alaska, Clemson, Denali National Park And Preserve, Environmental Aspects, Environmental Impact Statement, Mines and mineral resources, Mining, Mount Mckinley National Park, Mt. McKinley National Park, National Parks and Reserves, Wilderness Areas