Laserfiche WebLink
Mr. B. Humphries <br />10/26/05 <br />Paee 2 of 3 <br />2005 Annual Report of Reclamation Activities <br />Permitee Name Homestake Minin Com an <br />Permit Number: M-77-215 <br />O eration Name Bulldo Reclamation Pro ect <br />Anniversa Date: October 31, 2005 <br />Total Fees: $550.00 due on the Anniversa Date <br />Permitted Acrea e: 432.809 acres <br />Count where reclamation site is located: Mineral <br />This mine has been closed since 1988 with final closure and reclamation program <br />activities being initiated in 1994. <br />The following reclamation activities occurred at the site during late 2002 and to date <br />in 2005: <br />Installation of drainage by-passes along the Windy Gulch drainage at the <br />9360 and 9700 waste rock disposal areas was completed during the 4`h <br />quarter, 2002. Soil growth medium application on portions of the 9360 and <br />9700 waste rock disposal areas was completed after installation of the <br />drainage by-passes. Soil materials were obtained from the uppermost <br />section of the Lower Tailings impoundment dike, as approved by Technical <br />Revision to the Reclamation Permit. Due to the onset of Fall weather <br />conditions, final grading and revegetation was postponed until 2003. Final <br />site shaping and regrading, seedbed preparation and reseeding activities on <br />site disturbances were completed in Spring/early Summer, 2003. Visual <br />inspection of vegetative establishment was initiated in 2003 and has <br />continued to date in 2005 during periodic visits to the site. <br />2. Due to very light winter snowpack and continued drought conditions, no <br />measurable flows were observed in Windy Gulch during 2003; as a result, no <br />water samples were collected pursuant to permit approval requirements with <br />DMG and the US Forest Service. Measurable flow was evidenced in Spring <br />2004 and water quality sampling and streamflow monitoring in and along <br />Windy Gulch was completed. This was the first flow that occurred in Windy <br />Gulch since installation of the streamflow by-pass structures along Windy <br />Gulch at the 9360 and 9700 waste rock disposal sites. During Spring meltoff <br />2005 flows were again observed in Windy Gulch and water quality sampling <br />and flow monitoring was again performed. Reports on monitoring results for <br />2004 and 2005 were filed with DMG and the USFS on August 9, 2004 and <br />October 7, 2005, respectively. <br />3. Monitoring, management and control of Canadian thistle infestations in select <br />spots of site reclamation areas is being continued. It is expected that <br />elimination of the thistle in these areas will be difficult, if not likely impossible, <br />to achieve. Site inspection and herbicide spray control of identified thistle <br />areas will continue when identified and necessary. <br />P.G. Box 9B, Gnnr.,TS, NM B']G2G Tee: (5051 28']-4456 FAX: (SGS) 2B'1-9289 <br />