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Environmental Protection Plan, Schwartzwalder Mine 7-1 <br />• 7. FACILITIES EVALUATION <br />The Schwartzwalder Mine has been reclaimed, and all former structures (including the office/shop <br />complex, warehouse, stormwater retention ponds, core shed, guard shack) except the water treatment plant <br />building have been removed. Reclamation and closure activities at the mine site over 15 years, with most <br />of the facilities reclamation occurring after mining ceased in 2000. The ore sorter was dismantled and <br />removed from site in 1999. Uranium-contaminated soils associated with a historic pond were removed in <br />2001. Waste rock piles were consolidated, recontoured, and revegetated. The Steve and Pierce adits were <br />sealed in December 2007 with final contact grouting occurring in January 2008. A summary of <br />reclamation is provided in Table 7-1. <br />Tabl e 7-1. Summary of Re clamation Activities <br />Reclamation Area Description Completion Status <br />Area <br />DMG 01 Exhaust Borehole <br />................................................ ....................... .. 100% Complete <br />....... <br />............................................................. <br />DMG 02 <br />. <br />................ ..................... <br />Upper / Schwartz Level <br />........................................................... 100% Complete <br />.... <br />. <br />DMG 03 Minnesota Level . <br />.................................................................... ..... <br />. In Progress ............. <br />..... .......................... <br />............ <br />..... ..... <br />DMG 04 .......... <br />... <br />CV / Charley/ Intakes ............................... <br />.. <br />................... ...................................................In Progress................. <br />............. ..............__............................. <br />DMG 05 . ................... <br />. <br />Surface Shop / # l Warehouse 100% Complete <br />...................... .. <br />DMG 06 . _._ ................................... <br />Core Shed / Guard Shack <br />.... _...... ....................................................................... <br />. <br />100%° Complete <br />................................... <br />DMG 07 ........ .................. <br />.. <br />Atlantic / Montana Adit <br />_............ _................................................................ 100% Complete <br />.......................... <br />DMG 08 .............. ...... . <br />Main Office Area .................................................. ........................................_100%o Complete....... <br />........................................... <br />DMG 09 ....................... <br />Fuel Depot / Schwartz Adits <br />100% Complete <br />................... ..... <br />DMG 10 .................................. <br />East Boneyard <br />....._ ........................._......................... <br />.........................................100%°. Complete....... <br />........................................... <br />DMG 11 .. <br />. .... <br />West Boneyard ........................................................... <br />.........................................100%o Complete....... <br />........................................... <br />DMG . . ................................ 1 <br /> <br />DMG 13 <br />• . <br />..._West Waste Dum.P................................_........... <br /> <br />East Waste .Dump ............................ ...... ............. . <br />........................................_100%o Complete....... <br /> <br />........................................100%.Complete........ <br />...._ <br />DMG 14 .. <br />Barrow Pit <br />. <br />......_....... 100% Complete <br />................................ .......... <br />............ <br />DMG .............. .. <br />. <br />Mine Rescue Training ..Area ........... ......................... ..............._100%o Complete <br />....... <br />. <br />................................ <br />G 16 . .._ <br />Roadways North of EBH <br />. ...... 100% Complete. <br />...... _ ................................................... <br />DMG 17 Trash Trenches / Roadways <br />.............................................................. . 100% Complete <br />............................... <br />General . ... <br />Fill Material Borrow Area <br />.................................................. .............. <br />.... In Progress <br /> <br />. <br />..................................................... .................... ................... ............. <br />......... ......... ................. -..... ................. <br />GV 01 ...................... ............................. <br />. <br />Transfer Pad / Dozer Pad <br />...................................... ........ . 100% Complete <br />....................... <br />GV 02 ................. <br />The Point and West Spur Rd. 100%o Complete <br />GV 03 Ser v ice Entr an ce Rd. 100%o Complete <br />. <br />GV 04 Lake Hill Rd. <br />...................................................... . 100% Complete <br />. <br />......................................................... <br />GV 05 .. <br />Old Road Bed Cleanup <br />.............. 100% Complete <br />............................................................. <br />GV 06 ............................... _._............ <br />Open Space Trail / Lot# 13 .............. <br />. .............................. <br />. ........ 100%° Complete. <br />............................................................. <br />RML 01 . <br />.. <br />Ore Sorter Decommissioning 100% Complete <br />............................ _...... . <br />RML <br />02 Wastewater Plant Removal............. <br />..... ............ <br />. <br />. ................................................._In Progress................ <br />._ <br />........................ <br />RML 03 .... <br />.... <br />... <br />..... <br />Drying Trenches Cleanup 100% Complete <br />Notes: DMG = Divi sion of Minerals and Geology areas. <br />RML = R adioactive Materials License areas. <br />GV = Gle ncoe Valley areas (offsite) <br />The remaining facilities or reclaimed areas of interest include the water treatment plant building, the waste <br />rock piles, valley fill material, and the flooded mine workings. <br />(a) Water Treatment Plant <br />Most of the wastewater treatment plant has been removed, however, the 120,428 gallon concrete holding <br />pond and one building remains. This facility has not discharged since June 30, 2002. <br />• <br />4109C.090807 Whetstone Associates