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May Day Mine <br />M-1981-185 <br />June 3, 2010 <br />Photo 10 <br />Un-permitted mine <br />`portal,.recently <br />constricted outside of <br />the approved permit <br />boundary. The recent <br />excavation undermines <br />the Access road to the <br />Maybay Level 3 (Lamb) <br />and the .Incas Mine, <br />Permit-No. M-1986-076. <br />The Incas Mine is a <br />Od '(DMO), utilizing <br />designated chemicals, <br />in, ludirig:cyanide. <br />Access to the Incas <br />Mine is'essential, not <br />only.for.the permit <br />hode Deadwood <br />GUlch'=Mining Company, <br />o 11 buf aiso for DRMS to <br />conduct routine <br />monitoring 'inspections <br />and for'e:mergency <br />risfpon;se.. <br />T 4e, <br /> <br />Road to May Day Level <br />3 and Incas Mine, <br />recenf undermined icy <br />the construction of Vie <br />unpermitted,portal: <br />Note. DRMS vehicle .ora <br />road. The;portal''i's <br />approximately 90 feet <br />under the road. <br />Excavation of thepor67 <br />+. <br />has over-steepened the <br />road 'embankment t,0 ; ", <br />near-vertical. As shown <br />in th'e photo,"the:oad is <br />underlain by <br />unconsolidated ea'rt-hen <br />materials. -€vidence of <br />the Operator's attempt <br />to stabilize affected <br />lands-and safeguard,th:e <br />stability of'the-rood was <br />not observed.