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Area Seep Inventory <br /> Page 2 <br /> The areas were inventoried by a combination of walking and driving. <br /> Water courses were traced to their origin and mine dumps were <br /> visually inspected. Samples were taken of seeps and mine portal <br /> discharges that were found although some seep areas were only noted <br /> for future reference and possible future sampling if warranted by <br /> later observations (ie continuing flow, etc. ) <br /> Flow measurements and f ield parameters (PH, temperature and <br /> conductivity) were taken at each sample site. Lab analysis was <br /> used for basic water chemistry, metal content and bromide for the <br /> first round of sampling. Basic water chemistry analysis will not <br /> be done in future sampling rounds of these sites. A Baski 2" <br /> collapsible cutthroat flume was used for small flows and a <br /> Scientific Instruments Pygmy meter for the larger flows. Where <br /> neither instrument could be used, the flows were estimated or <br /> measured with a beaker and stopwatch. <br /> Due to the elevation of the areas studied, snow was present until <br /> July_ 1. Care was taken ' to be relatively certain that the seeps <br /> sampled were groundwater and not a direct result of surface snow <br /> melt. Conductivity measurements and up-gradient inspection were <br /> used to make this determination. <br /> SAMPLE SITE DESCRIPTION: <br /> From the headwaters of Cement Creek to the American Tunnel: <br /> o No definable groundwater seeps were found in Ross Basin, the <br /> headwaters of Cement Creek. <br /> o Sampled Mogul Mine #3 level (M#3) . There was no flow from <br /> this portal due to blockage but water appears at the base of <br /> the dump with the most probable source being these mine <br /> workings. This flow was sampled and was also sampled in 1992. <br /> o The hillside on both sides of Cement Creek between the Mogul <br /> #2A and Mogul #3 levels is a continuous seep or marshy zone <br /> where what is thought to be sub-surface runoff (ie not flows <br /> from bedrock) surfaces. These seeps and marshy zones were not <br /> sampled. <br /> o Sampled Mogul Mine #2A level (M#2) . There was no flow <br /> from this portal due to blockage but water appears on the west - <br /> side of the dump with the most probable source being these <br /> mine workings. This flow was sampled and was also sampled in <br /> 1992. <br />