Laserfiche WebLink
MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD 110(2) ANNUAL REPORT <br />For Season 2010 <br />GLACIER PEAK MINING <br />PERMIT NO. M-2003-030 <br />Submitted: 31 May 2011 <br />Summary: <br />Glacier Peak Mining LLC operated mechanized equipment on the Smoky Hawk and Elk Horn <br />mining claims from 21 May through 23 Aug in Teller County, Colorado, to produce amazonite, <br />smoky quartz, fluorite, goethite, and other crystallized mineral specimens. The equipment was idle <br />26 days of those 95 days for maintenance, use at other sites, or for Sunday. Included also were 32 <br />days for reclamation on the Smoky Hawk. A John Deere 992 and 690 track hoe, haul truck, and <br />small bulldozer were used along with an appropriate air compressor for chipping hammers and a <br />water buffalo. A drill and blasting agent was used during 1 day. Two powder magazines were <br />temporarily located on site. Blasting operations were conducted exclusively at Site B on the Smoky <br />Hawk. Follow-on mineral removal, prospecting, reclamation, and claim upkeep continued on all <br />Glacier Peak claims through 14 Oct 2010. Continued active claim jumping is occurring. <br />Unauthorized persons removed significant quantities of valuable crystallized specimens from Site B <br />during June. <br />MLap Depicting Operations: <br />Attached is a map showing the five claims covered under this permit. The fifteen proposed and <br />active excavation sites covered by this permit are shown by the letters A through Q and are <br />indicated with rectangular boxes. An orange area within a rectangular box indicates an open <br />excavation where work will resume this season (2010). Presently, there is one open excavation, Site <br />C, on the Smoky Hawk. A blue shaded box indicates a reclaimed area of one year or with less than <br />80 percent growth. A green shaded box shows areas that have been mined, reclaimed, and have 80 <br />percent or better growth. <br />Current Disturbances (2010 ): <br />During 2010, Site B was re-opened and extended uphill and to the southwest for an additional 2,000 <br />square feet (0.05 acre) new disturbance. The northwest corner of Site A was opened for an <br />additional 2,050 square feet (0.05 acre) new disturbance. Total acreage on Site A and B was 1.13 <br />acre. Otherwise production occurred by deepening the existing excavation on both Sites A and B. <br />Additionally, approximately another 1,000 square feet (0.02 acre) was disturbed on Site C. below <br />the camp site on Site C. This excavation was bermed and made safe for winter. Work will resume <br />here in 2011. Total disturbance, excluding access roads is 1.37 acre.