Site Report: NPS Gold King #1-15 - Area # 1
| Site Name: | NPS Gold King #1-15 - Area # 1 |
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| Address: | Kantishna Hills, Denali Park, AK 99755 |
| File Number: | 220.38.020 |
| Hazard ID: | 1607 |
| Status: | Informational |
| Staff: | Brittani Mack, 9072628205 brittani.mack@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 63.554780 |
| Longitude: | -150.742820 |
| Horizontal Datum: | NAD83 |
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We make every effort to ensure the data presented here is accurate based on the best available information currently on file with DEC. It is therefore subject to change as new information becomes available. We recommend contacting the assigned project staff prior to making decisions based on this information.
Problems/Comments
Glen Creek encompasses Gold King #1-15 mining claims. Multiple site files were created due to location confusion in early reports. For all future site updates, please see NPS Denali Nat'l Park Glen Creek, HazID 4136. These claims were placer gold mining claims that operated until the mid-1980s until the National Park Service acquired the claims. In 1991 during a Level I and Limited Level II Hazardous Substance Survey of the claims petroleum and mercury contamination were found. Petroleum contamination was found near the generator building, A-frame cabin, several drum storage areas, boxcar workshop, and burn pit. Mercury contamination found near Gold King #12 cabin. A reported 121 55-gallon drums, 158 5-gallon containers, 2 miscellaneous containers, and 36 batteries were also found. According to 2006 Waste Removal and Restoration Report 25 percent of the drums/containers were removed by landowner by 1996 and several stained areas were "presumably removed, spread out, or bladed over because they were not present during the 1996 survey". In 2004 the site was graded and stream channel of East Fork of Glen Creek was reestablished, and debris were removed. In 2005 further work at the site included removing waste, removing and thermally treating diesel-contaminated waste, and removing and disposing of mercury contaminated soil. See file 220.38.035 Glen Creek.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 3/25/1994 | Site Added to Database | File# 150.38.007. | Dan Basketfield |
| 4/13/1994 | Site Ranked Using the AHRM | Initial ranking. | Ron McCallister |
| 6/29/1994 | Update or Other Action | (Old R:Base Action Code = RPL2 - Site Information Request Letter). Sent PRP-CS Database Notification letter to RP requesting update and more environmental information concerning contaminated site. RP received letter, but no response yet. | Jeff Peterson |
| 1/25/1995 | Update or Other Action | Petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil and soil containing heavy metals was identified in a survey conducted by Dames and Moore. Dames and Moore estimates that a minimum of 222 cubic yards of hydrocarbon contaminated soil and 16 cubic yards of soil with elevate metals levels are on site. | Ron McCallister |
| 11/30/2005 | Update or Other Action | Site PM Changed to Jaynes for evaluation. NPS Identifier added for consistency. | Mike Jaynes |
| 2/28/2007 | Update or Other Action | File number changed from 150.38.007 to 220.38.020 to reflect correct loction code. | Wendy Uzzell |
| 10/22/2008 | Exposure Tracking Model On Hold | ETM ranking on hold because the file is missing and there is no information available on this site. | Deborah Williams |
| 9/30/2014 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | Potentially responsible party letter sent to the National Park Service. | Melody Debenham |
| 4/26/2016 | Meeting or Teleconference Held | In meeting with NPS these mine sites were discussed. NPS remedial project manager said CERCLA sites like this are handled under a different program. Further action is required. | Fred Vreeman |
| 1/18/2024 | Update or Other Action | Site changed to Informational status because it was determined to be a duplicate of NPS Denali Nat'l Park Glen Creek, HazID 4136. Please see that file for future site updates. | Nick Waldo |
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| Hazard ID | Site Name | File Number |
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| 4136 | NPS Denali Nat'l Park Glen Creek | 220.38.035 |