Site Report: USFS Swetman Mine Mill
| Site Name: | USFS Swetman Mine Mill |
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| Address: | ~9.5 Miles SE of Hope; Palmer Creek Road; ~12.4 Miles From Hope Highway Junction, Hope, AK 99605 |
| File Number: | 2315.38.003 |
| Hazard ID: | 26180 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Nick Waldo, 9074655270 nick.waldo@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 60.784692 |
| Longitude: | -149.550197 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
The Swetman mill is located in the Hope Mining District and is associated with a gold lode mine which operated from the early 1900s to the 1940s. This site is also referred to as the Hirshey mine. A stamp mill with mercury amalgamation was used as well as a cyanide plant with 10 cyanide leaching tanks as part of the process to liberate the gold from the ore. The site is located on the Chugach National Forest and is on the National Register of Historic Places. This site is used recreationally for hiking, picnicking, camping, mine visits, and hunting.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 1/14/2014 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 1/15/2014 | Exposure Tracking Model Ranking | Initial ranking with ETM completed for source area id: 79579 name: USFS Sweatman Mine Mill | Mitzi Read |
| 9/2/2016 | Update or Other Action | On this date, DEC sent a letter to the USFS requesting action on a number of sites. For this site, DEC stated: In 2014, the USFS indicated that contaminated soil is present at the Swetman Mine Mill site. A stamp mill with mercury amalgamation was used as well as a cyanide plan with 10 cyanide leaching tanks. In August 2016, the USFS stated that it intends on conducting an EE/CA in 2017. DEC hopes to participate in a joint site visit later this month. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/11/2017 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC, EPA, and USFS met to discuss roles and responsibilities for each agency. Specific actions regarding this site were not discussed at this meeting. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 2/14/2018 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC, EPA, and USFS met to discuss roles and responsibilities for each agency. The USFS' contractor is working on a draft EE/CA which will be provided to DEC when completed. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 5/8/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | DEC and the USFS met on this date to discuss many sites and how to move the sites forward in the cleanup process. A next meeting was scheduled for August. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 8/12/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS Staff met with the USFS to discuss site issues on this date. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 10/8/2019 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS Staff met with the USFS to discuss general coordination issues on this date. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
| 2/12/2020 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | CS Staff met with the USFS to discuss general coordination and site issues on this date. | Anne Marie Palmieri |
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