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Mr. Bob Oswald <br />29 August 2007 <br />Page Three of Five <br />Photo 9-portal: View showing the 14 level portal. The snowshed covering the entrance to the <br />portal has been demolished and part of the debris can be seen in lower right foreground. The <br />water ditch has been cleaned out on the right side of the portal and the water is flowing in the <br />drainage ditch and then emptying into Imogene Creek which is out of view on the right side of <br />the photo. <br />A large boulder can be seen in the portal on the right side of the concrete portal set. Also <br />partially visible is the cross-bar steel gate that is on the entrance to the mine. This gate is still <br />in place and locked but debris has sloughed in on both side of it and it cannot be opened. <br />Photo 10-tailings pond and west area from upper road: This view shows the general view of <br />the settling pond area which is in the center of the photo. Behind the drained settling is the <br />west tailings impoundment that can be seen in the upper background (note the well-established <br />vegetation on the top of the tailings impoundment). On the left hand side of the photo near the <br />parked equipment is where the mill-core storage building was. All of the debris from the <br />building has been pushed into the settling pond. On the right hand side of the photo is where <br />the primary crusher for the mill was. The foundations have been pushed into the settling pond <br />and the area covered with material recovered from the creek embankments and bottom of the <br />creek. <br />Photo 11-tailings pond from upper dump: This photo shows another view of the partially ftlled <br />settling pond. As of this date (26 August 2007) the settling pond is about 60% filled with <br />debris and rock. The whole area in the photo is going to be recontoured to gain additional fill <br />material to complete the burying of the settling pond. <br />Photo 12-tailings pond: This photo shows the partially filled in settling pond. The view is <br />looking east showing the historic tailing impoundment (out of the permit area) on the east side <br />of Imogene Creek. <br />Photo 13-up creek to south: The photo shows the cleaned up Imogne Creek from the settling <br />pond looking towards the 141evel portal. All of the nine 6 x 20 foot culverts have been <br />removed and all of the debris that was in the creek has been cleaned out. The right side of the <br />creek has been partially terraced and additional material to fill and cap the settling pond will be <br />taken from this area. <br />Photo 14-upper dump looking east form the creek: The photo shows the 141eve1 area where <br />all of ancillary buildings were located. The photographer is standing where the elevated <br />concrete slab for the oil shed was located. This slab was completely broken up and transported <br />to the burial area located on the left side in the background in the photo. In the center of the <br />photo is what remains of the shop-warehouse that was adjacent to the 14 level portal. The stem <br />walls have been removed and most of the slab broken up. <br />