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Gold Hill Mill Adaauacv RevieN Res cones Mav 2 1995 <br />To meet the regtriremene~ of the Division's February 28, 1995 inspection report. COM, [nc. wdl establi+h <br />addmonal fi~eeboard on the dam by adding a compacted beret two feet high end three feet wide at the nest. <br />The berm will ba placed on the outer edge of the tsilirtgs dam and wheel rolled rn compacted with e <br />cheeps Cool type comp¢ctor to ensure trot irv berm will not le¢k. COM, Inn ie requesting flat the Conr fo~"t <br />normal 6reeboard (three foot muumum freeboard) be watvcd until a new destgn for an earthlill cmbenlrntent <br />to completed. The two foot berm would allow one Coot of mwmum @eeboard doting a design (IQO~v[, 24- <br />ht.l storm. COM, Inc would not opaak the mill and depoen tailings in the pond until a new embankment <br />is designed approved, end N place. Dttnng thin period, COM, Inc. would operate under a Notice oC <br />Cessatior>, tf approved. The decant lines ssig be checked end maintained to worlang order. Work rnt the <br />btrm wrll start m soon as there is rnotrgh gnaw o(fthe ground to allow ucesa to the sik. <br />COM, Ina. is antleipating that the tailings wilt be need for brick manufectuttng. The brick company has <br />agreed to rue the tailings, however, the company has not yet complekd siting for a plant. A letter will be <br />sent ro the Dtvkston prior to any reuse of the tailings otTsite that will clearly stale how the Aga arc to be <br />uxd. <br />b. Per your request, Item ti of the LIMITED IMPACT (110) RECLAMATION FORM has barn corrected to <br />read 'surface' <br />7. 'Ihe direction to the nearest town has been added to the General Description section (item 9) of the <br />apPliartiun. <br />B. All conmet information (item 101 has been updated on the new application fmm. <br />9 Item I I on the application has been changed Eom "Famstry" to "Wildlife Habioat" <br />10. The mill building end anallary perking will remain following reclartution and the RecLmation Plan map atll <br />be revised to show the mill building end ancillary perking as "IndustrieUCommercial" land rue <br />11. Item 12 has been changed to 'IndustriaUCormnert:tal" to rcOcct the past and present land use e& mittirtg <br />rather than "Forestry' <br />12 The White Cloud and Wynona dumps wilt not be used as borrow material for the tailings dam The <br />Wynona dump u presently the site Cor enaliary parking for the mill ertd the Wynona dump and Oscar <br />dump and abaft arcs have been graded ea part of the mrll consbttction. The D 25 acres fisted an the Wynnna <br />dump es pert of the reclamation area wip be maintained for ux as ancillary perking after reclamation <br />The borrow arcs For matertal to raise the tailings dam and for a capillary barrier on top of the tailings will <br />come fl'otn the ern behind tote kilirtgs dam that will be pert of the ultimate pond area. Tne borrow area has <br />already bed topsoil removed. [f any additional topsoil has to be moved, a technical revision letter staang the <br />area to have topsoil removed and the stockpile Brea location wrll be sent to die Division for approval prier t~ <br />topsoil stnpputg. All material that u to be ttaed N the tailings dam will be appropriately cltnracterized for <br />rue. <br />13 A rcnsed Exhibit A a included, and provides a legal description to the nearest quarter-quarter section and <br />fecstmtle oCa l ~ 24000 scale U. S. G. S. map that shows the location of dre mdlattc. <br />14. The location of the Oscar shall it depicted on the Minrng Plan map(s) but u not 1Setd locatable because shaft <br />caved poor to 1961 end the shaft location has been graded for mill coro[tuaion. <br />