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<br />~ Page 3 <br />~ SEP Report for 2003 <br /> February 04, 2004 <br />~ Project Number: CO-0032751 <br />~ By: Tom Hendricks <br />Smuggler Mine Historic Dump Reclamation Program 2003: <br />Work began in Jnly of 2003 to complete the final reclamation of the <br />historic Smuggler Mine site. Similar to the program at the Cross Mine, <br />pre engineering work was completed before the physical work <br />commenced. Meetings were held with Jim Reynolds of High Country <br />Excavating along with key crew members to discuss the various phases <br />of this project. Several pieces of equipment were used for the project <br />including a John Deere backhce, two Cat 9551oaders, a John Deere <br />hydraulic excavator, a Ford 3 yard rubber tired loader and two tandum <br />dump trucks. 320 feet of 24 inch culvert was hauled to the site from <br />Deaver on a flat bed trailer. <br />Following planning and design work, work commenced on this <br />project in late August of 2003, with the balk of the work completed in <br />September, October and November of 2003. Approximately +7,000 tons <br />of granite waste rock (Idaho Springs granite) from historic development <br />work at the Smuggler mine (1890 -1935) was moved from a steep <br />eastern facing slope. With snow melt and rains, the damp was eroding <br />into Lost Creek over the many years the mine was dormant. An <br />excavator and Cat Loader were used to load two tandem damp tracks. <br />The rock was moved appro~mately 2/lOths of a mine to a flat location <br />immediately adjacent to the original Smuggler Mine dump. Upon <br />completion of the damp removal, the affected area was recontoured to <br />the original hill side. A backhce was used to clean out the Lost Creek <br />drainage area. 320 feet of 24 inch culvert was installed to allow the upper <br />portion of Lost Creek to run under the old Smuggler Mine dump. This <br />will prevent water flows from coming into contact with historic dump <br />rock. The ingress and egress of the new culverts were laced with large <br />granite boulders (rip rap) to prevent erosion. Many of these boulders <br />were either hand set or placed with a back hoe. A total of 270 tons of top <br />soil and mulch was hauled to the project site. The top soil and mulch was <br />spread on the reclaimed areas with the hydraulic excavator, backhoe <br />and A66 Ford Loader. Final spreading was completed with shovels and <br />rakes. Seeding was then accomplished both by hand and with a hand <br />