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Colorado Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Information

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The Colorado Abandoned Mine Lands Information website displays abandoned mine related data from several federal and state agencies. These agencies include: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Department of Energy (DOE) Legacy management; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8; National Park Service; and United States Forest Service (USFS). Additional abandoned mine reclamation information was provided by the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS). Agencies responsible for the data can be contacted with questions.

These agencies amassed their data sets at different times over the past 30+ years. This was done using different methods, at different times and each agency has different goals and priorities regarding abandoned mine data. Therefore, it is important to note the following:

  • This site is designed to present a broad set of abandoned mine features, but it is not expected to represent all abandoned mine features within the State.
  • There will likely be duplicate records because multiple agencies may track the same features.
  • Each agency organizes abandoned mine features and areas differently.
  • Spatial information has varying levels of accuracy due to the various methods of data collection.
  • Information presented on this site may change and be updated.
  • Exact physical locations are estimated and the abandoned mine features are not visible when zoomed into a specific location.

The data presented here are not intended to be used as a tool to assess risk. ANY DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Data or information provided here shall be used and replied upon only at the user's sole risk, and the user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the entities who provided the data and any other parties, its officials, officers and employees from any liability arising out of the use of the data/information provided. No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The agencies who provided these data and the Colorado Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Getting Started:

  1. Click "Abandoned Mines Information"
  2. Select layers to view on the map
  3. Use the Info Icon tool to select and summarize layer attributes
    • Only visible layers will be queried
    • If multiple layers are visible, use the drop down menu, at the top of the info box, to select which layer attribute summary to view
  4. Information about the datasets and other metadata is available on the "Information" tab
  5. Other Map Tools:
    • The Pan Icon tool to allows you to pan/move on the map
    • The Zoom Icon tool to allows you to zoom to a selected area on the map
    • The Zoom-Previous Icon tool to allows you to zoom to the previous zoom extent
    • The Zoom-Next Icon tool to allows you to zoom to the next zoon extent (only available after using the zoom to previous extent)
    • The Zoom-Extent Icon tool to allows you to zoom to the extent of all project layers
    • The Clear Icon tool to allows you to clear your query selection from the map
    • The Layout Icon tool to allows you to print the current map extent
  6. Map Base Layer:
    • A number of base layers (map background) images are availble in this tool. To switch to a different base layer (i.e. satellite aeral view):
      1. On the 'Map' tab, click on 'Base Layers'
      2. Select which base layer to use (i.e. Google -> Satellite)
  7. Public Layers:
    • If an item is struck out with a line, it is not visible at the current scale. Zooming in will activate this layer.
    • To access additional information on the Public Layers, left-click on the individual layers. This will bring up a list of options:
      1. Zoom to Full Extent - Zooms to the full extent of the data
      2. Zoom to Visible Extent - Zooms to visible extent of the data
      3. Transparency/DPI - The transparency slider changes the transparency of the layer. The DPI slider will change the size of the points.
      4. Identify Features - When selected, this activates an information tool. Draw a box around the feature to show more information about it.
      5. Map Service Metadata - Information about the data.
      6. Extract Layer - This is used to extract information from the Public Layers into the main project "Abandoned Mines Information" list of layers. From the drop down, the user can select the layer or "new layer" to place this information into. To choose the data points/features, choose the method (e.g. polygon, rectangle, etc.) you would like to use to choose the points/features on the map. Choose the features on the map using the selected tool and click the "Generate" button. This will extract the selected data as a layer into the "Abandoned Mines Information" section.