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State plans large grouting project to stabilize voids under Bunting Park
Summary
The Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Division briefed the Rock Springs City Council on a multi‑phase grouting operation to fill mine voids under Bunting Park and adjacent streets beginning after Labor Day 2025; the work is intended to reduce public‑safety risk and will include tree protection measures and public outreach.
Don Newton, administrator of the Abandoned Mine Land Division at the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, told the Rock Springs City Council that the agency will perform a large grouting project to fill undermining beneath Bunting Park and nearby streets beginning after Labor Day 2025.
The work is aimed at increasing public safety by filling underground voids that in places are as shallow as about 30 feet; the AML Division estimated roughly 35,000 cubic yards of grout will be used overall, with about 12,000 cubic yards in the park itself. AML representatives said the park work is scheduled to run through mid‑November 2025 with a winter shutdown and to resume in spring 2026 so the park can be available by Memorial Day 2026.
The project matters because portions of the former mine workings beneath the park and surrounding streets are…
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