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<br />~` <br /> <br /> <br />Burro Mines- <br />Burro Mines (SSM2725)- The steel and wood constructed lower <br />ore bin associated with the Burro Mine is located at the <br />intersection of the access road to the Burro Mine #7. Site is <br />across road from the Dolores River and easily viewed from the Slick <br />Rock road. The ore bin and catwalk are in good condition and would <br />be a contributing aspect of Slick Rock area mine structures. <br />Recommendations: Site #5SM2725 is recommended for protection <br />as a contributing aspect of the Slick Rock group of mine <br />structures. <br />Hawkeye Mine- <br />Located just north of Slick Rock, the Hawkeye (5SM2724) is a <br />medium sized mine site representative of uranium mining operations <br />sites of the 1950's and 1960's. The Hawkeye contains one steel ore <br />bin, wood constructed catwalk, an adit and loadout site, The site's <br />structures are in relatively stable condition with some <br />deterioration of the wood retaining wall in the loadout area. <br />Recommendations: The Hawkeye Mine is considered for historic <br />preservation as a contributing component of the Slick Rock area <br />mine group. Its close access from the paved road would make it a <br />valuable resource for the public on a tour of the Slick Rock area. <br />Ellison Mine- <br />The Ellison Mine (5SM2723) is located less than a mile from <br />the Hawkeye mine on a small bench above the main Slick Rock access <br />road. The only remaining structure on the site is the wood <br />constructed ore bin/loadout which is only accessible by a badly <br />eroded trail up from the Slick Rock road. <br />The wood constructed ore bin and chute at the Ellison mine is <br />distinguished from any of the other sites in the Slick Rock area. <br />The ore bin is in very good condition with little deterioration of <br />the wood. The mine site was probably operated during the 1940's and <br />1950's, and judging from the small size of the improved terrace <br />that it sits on, the only component of the original site may have <br />been the ore bin, chute, and an adit above the site. <br />Recommendations: The Ellison is highly recommended for <br />preservation and interpretive signing. The site is representative <br />of older operations in the Uravan Mineral Belt and is in fairly <br />good condition structurally. The site, although impossible to <br />access by vehicle, would be a valuable addition to an area tour. A <br />foot trail could be built up the eroded access road that leads up <br />to the site. <br />The three sites inventoried in the Big Gypsum Valley are <br />located on the Western slope of the valley and are contributing <br />aspects of a group dominated by large, modern operations. Two of <br />those sites, the Carnation (SSM2727) and the West Sunday mines <br />(5SM2728}, are typical of the area. The third site, component two <br />of the Carnation Mine, appears to be the smallest and oldest <br />10 <br />