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<br />In November 2002, the Operator also cleaned up all trash and debris that had <br />accumulated around the site. <br />Site Power. <br />Three power lines and one substation exist within and adjacent to the Permit. One of <br />the power lines provides power to the mine site. The other lines provide service to other mines <br />and facilities in the area. The transformer platform is stable and secure. The transformers are <br />not tagged with light blue tags used by a former operator. Therefore, these transformers <br />likely belong to San Miguel Power Co. Ownership of all electrical installations in the <br />Carnation area needs to be verified with San Miguel Power. A request has been submitted to <br />San Miguel Power to assist the Operator in correctly identifying which facilities belong to the <br />utility and where connections are made that sepazate ownership for the various segments of <br />power lines. When the utility provides the updated site information, it will be included in <br />future information provided to the Division, and will also be reflected in the final reclamation <br />plan for the Carnation Mine. <br />Dumps• <br />Waste dumps on the Carnation Permit have been expanded compared to what is shown <br />on the existing file map. The expansion of the dumps occurred under previous operators; the <br />current Operator has not expanded any of the dumps on this Permit. A previous operator <br />reclaimed the dump surfaces by dozing up containment berms and revegetating the dump <br />tops. No topsoil has apparently ever been salvaged at the Carnation Mine, and past reseeding <br />efforts appear to have relied solely upon reseeding directly into the waste rock material. <br />Revegetation success is generally mixed, with some areas showing quite good cover and <br />stable vegetation. <br />A previous Operator installed several runoff catchment berms across the Carnation <br />site. In addition, berms have been constructed around the periphery of the small northwestern <br />dump as well as around the runoff catchment pond. All of these structures and installations <br />appear to be working very well, and in many places natural revegetation is progressing nicely. <br />In the process of removing the failing ore loadout structure, the Operator contoured <br />the existing slope between the two dumps areas that exist on either side of the loadout <br />structure. Now both dump areas are smoothly blended together. <br />Affected Area. <br />The Affected Area boundary shown on the existing file map does not encompass all of <br />the disturbances associated with the Carnation Mine. The Operator proposes to modify the <br />Affected Area boundary as shown on the 1" = 100' map. The proposed revised boundary <br />encompasses all disturbed areas associated with the Carnation Mine Permit. The Proposed <br />Affected Area boundary abuts the Proposed Affected Area boundary for the Sunday Mine to <br />the east. By matching these two site boundaries, final reclamation will be much more <br />effective and successful, rather than trying to work around a gap between the two permitted <br />areas. Upon reaching agreement with the Division on the Carnation Mine Affected Area <br />boundary, the boundary will be marked in the field to resolve the outstanding Corrective <br />Action item. <br />The Proposed Affected Area totals 9.76 acres. <br />2 <br />