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2004 Geobgic Hazard Field Observations <br />South of Divide Minino Area <br /> <br />2.0 OVERVIEW OF FIELD GEOLOGIC STUDIES JULY 12-15, 2004 AND OF <br />PHOT0~3EOLOGIC STUDIES AUGUST 8-15, 2004 <br />The author's personal 4-wheel drive vehicle worked efficiently to access the field area and to <br />traverse the drill roads. Observations regarding geologic and potential mining conditions in the <br />South of Divide mining area around Minnesota Reservoir were made in conjunction with those <br />of the Apache Rocks and Box Canyon mining areas and the West Flatiron Lease area. <br />Most of the South of Divide mining area was studied by analyzing the recently acquired high- <br />resolution aerial photographs of the area in stereoscopic pairs (West Elk Color Aerial <br />Photographs, approximate scale- 1 inch = 1,000 feet, dated July 2, 2004)_ The author was also <br />familiar with the area, because he conducted geologic mapping in the area during the early 1980s <br />for the USGS. The three~imensional image (stereoscopic) analysis of the geologic features, <br />using the recently acquired color photographs and the USGS 1968 black-and-white photographs, <br />proved to be efficient and effective. <br /> <br />t131-032.621 Wright Water Engineers, Inc. Page 4 <br />November 2004 <br />