Site Report: BLM Fern Mine
| Site Name: | BLM Fern Mine |
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| Address: | S Side of Hatcher Pass; W Side of Archangel Creek; ~16 Miles NNW of Palmer, Palmer, AK 99645 |
| File Number: | 2245.38.046 |
| Hazard ID: | 26737 |
| Status: | Active |
| Staff: | Brittani Mack, 9072628205 brittani.mack@alaska.gov |
| Latitude: | 61.823569 |
| Longitude: | -149.242629 |
| Horizontal Datum: | WGS84 |
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Problems/Comments
A 2017 removal site evaluation at Fern Mine determined that soil, primarily near fuel tanks, at Fern Mine is contaminated with diesel range organics and some PAHs (benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, and dibenz(a,h)anthracene). There are also exceedances of antimony, arsenic, mercury, and cyanide in soil at the site. Surface water at the site does not exceed Alaska Water Quality Standards.
Action Information
| Action Date | Action | Description | DEC Staff |
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| 7/19/2017 | Site Added to Database | A new site has been added to the database | Mitzi Read |
| 7/12/2023 | Update or Other Action | BLM submitted a 2018 removal site evaluation report to ADEC on 7/11/23. The report details preliminary sampling at the site to evaluate contamination risk at Fern Mine. Sampling confirmed that there was metal, PAH, and DRO contamination at the site. Site was previously listed as unconfirmed, but will be relisted to active status on the database. | Kelly Ireland |
| 7/14/2023 | Potentially Responsible Party/State Interest Letter | PRP letter sent to BLM. | Kelly Ireland |
Contaminant Information
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No associated sites were found.