2006-07-03_REPORT - M1977403HR

• Permit No: M1977403HR
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 7/3/2006
• Doc Name: Annual Fee/Report/Map
• From: Idarado Mining Company
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Fee / Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Idazado Mining Company
2005 Annual Report JUL 0 3 2005
Permit Number: M-1977-403-HR Division rf Minerals and Geology
Anniversary Date: July 1, 2006
Idarado Mining Company (IMC) is implementing remediation and reclamation activities
as per the Consent Decree (D. Colorado Civil Action No. 83-C-2385) between the State
of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the State of Colorado Office
of Attorney General, and IMC.
All field reclamation and remediation activities prescribed and required within the
Remedial Action Plan (RAP) as amended to the Consent Decree has been completed and
the monitoring of these reclamation and remedial activities is being conducted and will
continue to be conducted, at least, until calendaz 2011. No amendments to the Consent
Decree and RAP were conducted during the 2005 anniversazy yeaz (July 1, 2005 -July 1,
2006).
Site activities conducted during the anniversary year included:
a) RAP monitoring and maintenance (e.g., soil erosion, slope stability,
revegetation, diversion structures, etc.) was conducted where monitoring
activities determined repairs or maintenance was required. Spring and fall
season diversion structure debris removal was conducted at the Red Mountain
and Pandora (Telluride) operations. Debris removal and clean out of the High
Country channels was conducted during the summer when roadway access
allowed entrance to the High Country areas. Periodic water quality
monitoring as per the schedule and requirements prescribed in the RAP was
conducted. All monitoring and maintenance activities under the RAP were
completed in a timely fashion and to the specifications and requirements of
the RAP. Water management from the Red Mountain and Pandora mine
workings was conducted throughout the reporting period in accordance with
the provisions of the RAP.
b) Mining and milling operations associated with the Idarado Red Mountain,
Pandora, and High Country sites aze not and were not operationally active
during the permit yeaz. No mining, beneficiation or waste rock disposal
operations were conducted during the permit yeaz.
c) Work permitted under the 2004 Technical Revision (TR) was continued
through the 2005 anniversazy yeaz. During the period of April 2005 through
October 2005 miscellaneous tailing and mill/mining related wastes were
removed from the historic Liberty Bell mill site area. These materials were
removed to facilitate property development of the historic Liberty Bell mill
azea. As contemplated with the Division's Technical Revision, the materials