MINEBK00462

• County: La Plata
• Document: FROMSIC
• Suffix: A

TABLE TWO -- DURANGO AND PAGOSA SPRINGS COAL FIELDS
MINE NAME COMMENTS ON FEATURES
Blue Jay R: Collapsed the inclined shaft using controlled blasting techniques. (reference 3)
Burnwell No. 1 G: Gas explosion 1966. (reference 1)
Burnwell No. 2 G: Gas reported (reference 1)
Champion G: Gas explosion 1908 (reference 1)
City Mine Nos. 1 b 2 Z: Reference 2 indicates two veins worked.
R: Propose to backfill an adit and air shaft using a graded fill technique. Regrade the
Dunn
(Lucky Strike) waste bank borrow area to a stable configuration that blends with the surrounding
tall
I
ns
topography. Rip highly compacted areas. Revegetate disturbed areas.
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f
erence
identification monuments over the backfilled adit and airshaft. (re
Excelsior Z: Reference 2 indicates more than one vein worked.
Fireglow R: Sealed the open adit with a locking grate. The grate was bolted to the existing
closed the
ont of the adit
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t i
.
r
n
timbers. Installed an identification monumen
other open adit usiny a graded fill technique. (reference 3)
Hesperus No. 2 F: Closed due to fire 11-27-53 (reference 2)
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l
G
H R: Closed the two open edits using controlled blasting techniques to collapse overlying
u
c
orse
(Cattle Guard) rock material into the edits. Installed an identification monument in front of both
edits. (reference 3)
King Coal G: Declared gassy December 1956. (reference 2)
R: Propose to backfill two shafts using graded fill techniques. Shaped the filled area
Morning Glory to form mounds over the shafts. Reshaped the borrowed waste pile to a stable
configuration that blends with the surrounding topography. Ripped all heavily
compacted areas. Revegetated all disturbed areas. Placed a steel pipe monument over
the center of each backfilled opening. (reference 3)
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