Red & Bonita bulkhead to be tested by the EPA

Red & Bonita Mine bulkhead at Gladstone. EPA photo
Red & Bonita Mine bulkhead at Gladstone. EPA photo

Beginning in mid-July 2020, EPA will start the Red and Bonita Mine bulkhead test, the agency has announced.

The Red and Bonita bulkhead was constructed in 2015 by Mining & Environmental Services to control the adit drainage from the mine workings behind the bulkhead. Running through the bulkhead is an 8-inch diameter pipe that has been kept open since the construction.

This allows for controlled…