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Page 7 <br /> Bond and Acreage Reduction Submittal <br /> The borrow area behind Tailings Pond No. 4 and between Tailings Pond No. 4 <br /> and Tailings Pond No. 3 is still active although, areas where borrow source <br /> material has been exhausted have been reclaimed by contouring, seeding, and <br /> fertilizing. For some areas, this occurred as early as 1992. <br /> Settling Pond Area below Tailings Pond No. 4 <br /> This area was used when Tailings Pond No. 4 was actively used as a tailings pond <br /> during operation of the Mayflower Mill. Excess water was discharged through <br /> its permitted discharge point that fed secondary settling ponds located in this area. <br /> The discharge from Tailings Pond No.4 has not been active since 1990. The ponds <br /> were cleaned, area recontoured and planted in 1993. Some areas in this vicinity <br /> had been planted since 1978. <br /> BASIS for PERMIT AREA and BOND REDUCTION REQUEST: <br /> SGC has completed reclamation according to the MLR permit reclamation plan on all inactive <br /> sites within its MLR permit area. This includes Lake Emma/Sunnyside Basin, (with the exception <br /> of the active subsidence area), Tailings Pond No. 1, Tailings Pond No. 2, Tailings Pond No. 3, <br /> Mayflower Mill Area, the Engineering Office-Site area, haul roads between Tailings Pond No. 2 <br /> and the borrow area, portions of the borrow area behind Tailings Pond No. 4, the settling pond <br /> area below Tailings Pond No. 4, the borrow area at the American Tunnel, and the old tailings <br /> pond area at the American Tunnel. These areas have established vegetation with no significant <br /> signs of erosion. <br /> In addition to DMG site inspections, SGC submits the following supporting documentation. <br /> AMERICAN TUNNEL <br /> 1. Site pictures <br /> 2. Letter from Salem Minerals Inc. (July 18, 1996). Supports the removal of the <br /> borrow area from SGC's permit area and states that the area is adequately <br /> reclaimed for their purposes. <br /> Salem Minerals Inc. is the current owner of the borrow area. <br /> MAYFLOWER MILL <br /> 1. Site pictures <br /> 2. DMG inspection report for AM -004 (November 17, 1995). <br /> The report summary indicates that the Mayflower Mill building and associated <br /> facilities can be released from SGC reclamation responsibility provided that the <br /> San Juan County Historical Society will address outstanding health and safety <br /> concerns. <br /> 3. Letter from the San Juan County Historical Society addressing outstanding <br />