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Review of Blasting Operations at Denver Brick Company's Golden Mine <br /> Google Earth Image Showing Property and Mine Site <br /> _ 0 <br /> vim <br /> Scaling Distance 1 inch = 1000 ft - Distances to wells and private property are rounded to the <br /> nearest 50 feet. <br /> ITEM OF CONCERN DISTANCE FROM PROPOSED BLAST ZONE <br /> Water Well #1 3300 ft <br /> Water Well #2 3700 ft <br /> Area 1 (Abandoned Neighboring Home) 1200 ft <br /> Area 2 (Neighborhood Houses) 800 ft <br /> Area 3 (Neighborhood House) 800 ft <br /> Colorado Highway 93 2200 ft <br /> Solar Farm 3400 ft <br /> Figure 1.1 - Mine Site Map and Distances to Nearby Property <br /> 2.0 Blasting Impacts Analyses <br /> When explosive charges detonate in the rock, most of the available chemical kinetic energy is <br /> used in breaking and dissipating into the rock mass. However, some of the energy is kinetically <br /> released in the form of vibration causing strain waves, airborne noise, concussion and flying <br /> rock. If not controlled properly, these forms of blast energy can cause injury and damage nearby <br /> property. <br /> 5 <br />