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~- <br />Some offsite materials presently buttress the pond somewhat, and their removal <br />may affect structural stability. At present though, since he is not milling, the pond <br />rarely has more than a foot of water in its lowest corner, and it's stormwater. <br />There is not a lot of available fill on the site, to be used for post-mining grading. <br />Loose materi9l is almost all mineralized, and probably unsuitable for use as <br />structural containment, neutral capping, growth medium; most of probably <br />contains ferrous and wooden debris, and who knows what else... <br />Adjacent offsite areas contain old wood structures (one of which is occupied by <br />the "caretaker"), concrete pads, stone and brick foundations, walls, cribbing, <br />debris, sub-ore, and pipelines and flumes. There's even a dam or two just <br />upstream. Underground openings on the site consist of the Ule shaft (potential <br />u/g tailings disposal location, and recent water sampling point), and the (Ule?) <br />5th level portal, though it's not used. Offsite openings are numerous, and include <br />the Ute shaft, 3rd level portal, and others uphill (see map). Olosures might be <br />fairly simple, since all openings I am aware of are dry. <br />3. Lance's EPP does state that tailings would be disposed of underground. You <br />are correct, however, in that he cannot and will not commence such disposal until <br />he clears up everything with EPA first. The file shows that if he provides <br />evidence of the EPA permit and otherwise his plan and safeguards are sufficient, <br />we will evaluate the plan and make a decision. <br />Operating the mill requires that he have a disposal plan, and surtace disposal is <br />not feasible on this small-sized site of steep narrow benches. Presently, he's <br />trucking his high grade to Helena, and he's not milling anyone else's ore. <br />I know there are still a lot of holes in our knowledge of the general area. These <br />paragraphs probably do not add much if anything to what you know. If there is <br />anything I can answer, by permit file research, contacting Lance, or site <br />investigation, let me know. Thanks again and let me know what happens. -Bob <br />