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1;~~~~'d~.D <br /> <br />Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Annual Report n;yi~;;,:~ pf hrl~il~''-~~ = •~~ lieol::9Y <br />28 November 2001 <br />Camp Bird Colorado, Inc. <br />Permit No. M-1982-090 <br />The Camp Bird Mine has not been operated since late 1989. Currently, the property is <br />undergoing reclamation, pursuant to [he referenced permit. <br />Site Reclamation activities did not take place during 2001, due to the inability to access the site <br />via the Ouray County Road 361 bridge. Site conditions at the Camp Bird Mine were <br />substantially stabilized by the Phase I reclamation activity which took place in 1999. During [ha[ <br />1999 season, the two primary tailing impoundments situated north of Canyon Creek were <br />recontoured for surface drainage and covered with a nominal 4-inch colluvium growth medium. <br />Since then, natural vegetation has established over most of this surface, and the former wind- <br />blown tailing dispersion problem has been substantially alleviated. A seeding program over <br />these tailings areas was implemented during October, 2000. Additional vegetation was created <br />over these tailings areas as a result of this seeding program, further alleviating wind erosion. <br />During [his year, additional routine site maintenance had been carried out with respect to weed <br />control, as well as maintenance of stormwater drainage conveyances. <br />The bridge on to the property was replaced in September 2001. I[ is anticipated that final <br />reclamation will commence next season (2002). <br />Additional information relating to the Camp Bird property is contained in the Phase II Site <br />Reclamation Plan, for which two technical revisions were filed last year. Technical Revision No. <br />2 (filed Apri128, 2000), and Technical Revision No. 3 (filed June 28, 2000), have both received <br />approval from the MLRD. The Technical Revisions also contain detailed maps relating to the <br />property. <br />