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WS-3 Vent -The WS-3 location is the westernmost of the three West Sunday vent shafts. <br />This site is at the end of the dedicated access road for the installations in this area. The shaft is <br />grated and secure. The site is very stable and is exhibiting good natural revegetation. Three <br />utility-owned transformers are mounted on a pole at this site. <br />Compressor Station - A compressor station is located along the access road between <br />WS-2 and WS-3. The installation consists of a compressor building, two power drops into the <br />mine, a water tank, and related surface electrical equipment. The site is generally secure, but the <br />access road is severely eroded near the compressor building. The compressor building is starting <br />to deteriorate and some roof panels have been blown off. Three pole-mounted transformers at <br />this site are the property of the local utility. <br />SJ-1 Vent and Compressor Station -The SJ-1 vent shaft, a compressor station, and <br />related electrical facilities are located on the ridgeline due south of the St. Jude Mine. This <br />installation is not included with any existing permit. Either the West Sunday Mine Permit or the <br />Sunday Mine Permit will need to be revised or amended to add this installation. The naming of <br />the vent holes does not necessarily indicate that specific holes are associated with specific mines. <br />All of the Sunday group mines are interconnected underground. Therefore, incorporating the SJ- <br />1 vent and facilities under one of the Operator's 112 Permits seems most feasible. The Operator <br />will coordinate with Division staff to determine the most effective manner to resolve this Permit <br />omission, which has existed for at least a couple decades. <br />Access Road -Figure 2 shows the access roads and existing BLM roads in the vicinity of <br />the West Sunday vent holes and the SJ-1 installation. The access roads between the three WS <br />vent holes, the transformer station, and the compressor building are dedicated roads used in <br />support of the Operator's activities. <br />The access road into the West Sunday Mine site is in good condition. An employee <br />parking area is located at the west end of the mine site (see Figure 3); this area is accessed <br />directly from the mine access road. The parking area is stable, and local material that has been <br />dozed up can be utilized as a topsoil source for reclamation. The Proposed Affected Area <br />boundary for the West Sunday site has been extended to the west to include the access road and <br />the parking area. <br />Buildings and Structures. <br />Mine facilities include the West Sunday portal, one metal shop/dry/office building, two <br />horizontal water tanks, horizontal fuel tank, compressor building, transformer installation, <br />framework for an overhead probing station, cribbed retaining wall, and aloading/storage dock. <br />The shop/dry/office building is in good condition. The building is 60' x 30' and has a 15' <br />x 15' concrete apron on the east side. The compressor building is also in good condition; it is a <br />20' x 20' structure. Both buildings have concrete slab floors. <br />The portal was used during the period of November 1997 through June 1999. The West <br />Sunday Mine has remained on "standby" since that time. In November 2002, the Operator <br />placed timbers in the portal entrance and piled dirt in front of the portal to prevent access into the <br />portal and mine. <br />The two water tanks on the west side of the main building are for service water storage. <br />The fuel tank on the east side of the shop is empty, and was in fact never used. A second fuel <br />storage tank was previously located northwest of the shop; this tank has been removed. <br />2 <br />