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Colorado Division roject of Reclamation, <br /> Mining & Safety <br /> Starr-Luna Bond Forfeiture Project <br /> Lake County, Colorado - 2010 <br /> Starr-Luna Project — PKA-10-1188 <br /> Project Background and Location <br /> The Starr-Luna Project consisted of two(2)placer mining sites—the ` <br /> Starr Placer and Luna Placer. In 2004,the Notice of Intent to Conduct 11.4 <br /> Prospecting Operations for each site was terminated and the bond F r . <br /> • <br /> monies forfeited. The purpose of this project was to reclaim the site 't`.•' :1 . <br /> disturbance left behind as a result of these prospecting operations. r� ` `,r ..3 ;rte <br /> Starr Placer-The Starr Placer Claim(#255)is located on private land <br /> approximately one-quarter(.25)mile southeast of Leadville,in Lake - <br /> County,Colorado. a "`''hi"' 1 <br /> Lana Placer-The Luna Placer Claim(#1523)is located on private land At the Sta„Place,, a backhoe is used to excavate material <br /> near Balltown,approximately three(3)miles north of Granite,in Lake from the beans once used to contain water in the ponds. <br /> County,Colorado. The excavated material was used to bacAJill the depressions <br /> left by the ponds. <br /> Construction Summary <br /> Starr Placer-Prior to reclamation,the disturbance to the Starr Placer <br /> site consisted of two(2)small excavated ponds,a stockpile of topsoil <br /> t: <br /> approximately 200 cubic yards in volume,the remnants of a large steel -Lir i + <br /> frame,and several pieces of miscellaneous debris. "Area.r '` . <br /> catil.•..•_ t' .. `- <br /> Reclamation activities began at the Starr Placer site on July 23,with the ��' `' <br /> delivery of equipment. On Monday,July 26,crews hauled away all 4,. :K '' <br /> debris and disposed of it in a licensed landfill,backfilled the ponds, r �g4,•0"''.F�. 4'4'"' <br /> C • . tip ' <br /> spread topsoil over all disturbed areas,and prepared the site for - i r.. - <br /> revegetation. On August 9, McCollum's Excavating returned to the site ow t ; <br /> to finish up the remaining project tasks. The large steel frame was cut <br /> up and recycled and all disturbed areas were fertilized,seeded,and `t <br /> mulched. Completed reclamation at the Starr Placer site. <br /> Lana Placer—The pre-reclamation conditions at the Luna Placer site Starr-Luna Project Data <br /> consisted of numerous large piles of sorted river cobbles remaining from <br /> prior,historic placer operations,several pieces of mining equipment and Starr Placer(Claim#255): NOI#P-1987-039 <br /> scattered debris. Cost: $1,524.00 Bond Remaining: $3,835.00 <br /> Luna Placer(Claim#1523): NOI#P-1989-009 <br /> Reclamation at the site occurred on Monday,July 26,with the removal Cost: $471.00 Bond Remaining: $0.00 <br /> and proper disposal of all remnant mining equipment and debris. There <br /> were not enough funds to regrade the piles of cobble left over from the Total Project Cost: $1,995.00 <br /> previous placer operations. <br /> General Contractor: <br /> Remaining Reclamation and Maintenance McCollum's Excavating <br /> P.O.Box 790 <br /> Starr Placer—The site will be monitored until adequate vegetation Nederland,Colorado 80466 <br /> cover is achieved. If needed,additional revegetation and possible live °_ , ., <br /> shrub plantings will be conducted at this site in the future. Project Manager: <br /> Craig Bissonnette <br /> 970-445 8635 <br /> Lana Placer—No further reclamation is planned for this site. <br />