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August 2025 Conditions: <br /> Hillside of Webster Pass Road—Adit is closed, monument in place. Seep runs from adit area <br /> across the road. Small collapse area (2x2x1) shows some settlement in the fill. Smaller prospect <br /> adit upslope is approximately 5x4x5 ft deep. Area gets heavy visitation, evidence of social trails, <br /> shooting, trash. <br /> Creekside of Webster Pass Road—open adit (roughly 5 x 3 x unk) adjacent to road/parking area <br /> flowing substantial water into trench network about 200 feet long that leads to creek.Trench is <br /> roughly 195 ft long, 2 ft wide by 10 feet deep closer to adit and road, then becomes shallower <br /> toward creek. Water is 8-12 inches deep (assumed low flow in August). Adit runs roughly parallel to <br /> the creek to the NW. Water is likely being captured from the creek through 2 vertical openings <br /> upstream. Seasonal flow overland out of the creek bank is apparent. The area has heavy mineral <br /> precipitate and appears to be an iron fen.There is no obvious creek inflow location to the <br /> adit/trench. Photos from 2002 inspection show water at surface in these trenches, so likely adit <br /> was totally submerged and may not have been identified at that time. Unclear the purposes of the <br /> trenches (dewatering mine? Part of the processing system (hydro?)). <br /> Proposed reclamation: <br /> Water quality sampling? <br /> Mono plug two shaft locations upstream of the adit/trench area to attempt to cut off infiltration of <br /> creek water into the adit system. <br /> Backfill trench and adit with rockfill (limestone for the pH?) to line and allow drainage to move <br /> through, then onsite fill to cover remaining void. <br /> Grade to prevent ponding water. <br /> Soil amendments?/ Revegetate (although highly unlikely anything will grow in this area). <br /> Funding: Estimated cost $70,000-$100,000 <br /> Will not qualify for OSM grant <br /> No bond remaining <br /> Severance Tax? <br /> Freeport? <br /> U S FS? <br />