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Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program <br /> CLOSEOUT REPORT <br /> Bueno Mine and Mill Cleanup Project(P-2012-006) <br /> Introduction: The Bueno Mine and Mill complex is located immediately outside the town limits of Jamestown, Colorado in <br /> Section 24, Township 2N, Range 72W. A Notice of Intent To Conduct Prospecting Operations (NOI) permit was issued to <br /> Gold Hill Minerals, Inc. on April 231d, 2012.The permittee failed to submit annual reports and annual fees and the permit was <br /> revoked on November 3rd, 2017. The site had been permitted numerous times prior to this NOI. Jamestown West, Inc. <br /> purchased the property in 2018. The owner of Jamestown West, Inc., Robert Nelson, was contacted in July of 2019 and a <br /> site visit with DRMS personnel took place in August of 2019. <br /> Permit Information <br /> Permit Number Operator Name Mine Name <br /> Gold Hill Minerals, Inc. Bueno Mining Mill <br /> 2012-006 <br /> Type of Mine-Metal Commodity Mined-Fluorspar <br /> Pre-Reclamation Site Conditions <br /> The mill building contained numerous barrels of chemicals and petroleum products. In addition, the office inside the mill <br /> building was infested with rodents and mold. Also, there were core samples and other trash in the mill building, the 350 level <br /> of the mine and in the metal container near the lower mine area. A tank at the lower mine area, previously a cyanide mill, <br /> contained a residue that needed to be sampled and analyzed. <br /> Bidding/Construction Information <br /> The DRMS met with the landowner of the Bueno Mine and Mill site, Robert Nelson, in August of 2019. Mr. Nelson expressed <br /> an interest in keeping the equipment in the mill building, numerous metal tanks, a portable mill which is located in a semi- <br /> truck, diesel fuel and other miscellaneous items. DRMS and Mr. Nelson agreed to remove the chemicals, core samples and <br /> trash from the mill and mine. The road to the 350 level of the mine was badly eroded and required grading in order to access <br /> the upper mine area. Also, the office inside the mill building was slated for demolition. <br /> Type of Bid Documented Quote <br /> PO Number Contractor Name &Address Construction Bond Amount <br /> 2020-00005840 Dates $18,500 <br /> RMC Consulting, Inc. Start: <br /> 12295 West 48th Avenue November 5tn <br /> Wheat Ridge CO 80033 2019 <br /> PO Date End: Project Cost <br /> 10/18/2019 November 25tn $26,675 <br /> 2019 <br /> Construction Work Description <br /> The first phase of the project involved testing the materials in the mill office for asbestos. Foothills Environmental, Inc. <br /> collected samples at the mill building on October 3rd, 2019. The mill office ceiling and wall materials were sampled. Also, the <br /> electrical wires and boxes were evaluated for asbestos. The test confirmed that there was not any asbestos on site. (See <br /> attached report) <br /> Next, a demolition permit, #BP-19-3105, was obtained from Boulder County for the demolition of the mill office. It was not <br /> necessary to obtain a demolition permit from the State of Colorado as there was no asbestos and the demolition did not <br /> affect any load bearing walls. <br /> RMC Consulting Inc. mobilized to the site on November 5tn, 2019. First, the existing road to the 350 level of the mine was <br /> improved in order to provide access for trash removal. The road was graded and water bars were installed. The road to the <br /> As of 05/14/09 <br />