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Reclamation Feasibility Report - Virginia Canyon <br />Reclamation Measures <br />The preferred reclamation measure for waste pile #66 is to construct a diversion ditch to intercept <br />upland flow and pass it around the site. Removal is a secondary option. The waste rock could be <br />pushed down to the road for removal. <br />The preferred reclamation measure for waste pile #189 is to remove all or a portion of the waste <br />rock. At least the top foot of the waste rock should be removed, then the remaining waste should be <br />covered with soil. Removal of this waste rock will be difficult because the material is at the angle of <br />repose. A slusher/dragline is probably the best method to remove the waste. The slusher or <br />dragline can pull the waste onto the road below. At a minimum, the existing berms on the road <br />should be improved to prevent breaching during thunderstorms. <br />Upper Clarissa Adit and Shaft (Site #80) <br />Location <br />This site consists of two waste piles located on the eastern side of the mainstem of Virginia Canyon <br />approximately 2.5 miles above Clear Creek (Figures 3 and 35). There are no access roads to this <br />site. The mine waste piles were sampled as site # 80. The waste piles were sampled as a <br />composite because they both had similar mineralogy and were visually similar. The upper waste <br />pile shown as site #80A on figure 3 is located at LAT. N390 46'03.7", LONG. W1050 32' 12.7". The <br />estimated volume of mine waste at site #80A is 3,000 cubic yards. The lower waste pile shown as <br />site #80B on figure 3 is located at LAT. N39° 46'05.4", LONG. W1050 32' 10.8". The estimated <br />volume of mine waste at site #806 is 8,200 cubic yards. <br />Historic Structures <br />• There are no historic structures or artifacts at site #80B. The remains of a shaft house and loadout <br />remain at site #80A. <br />0 64