1996-08-27_REPORT - M1977378

• Permit No: M1977378
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 8/27/1996
• Doc Name: July 1996 Monthly Report and DMR's
• From: Sunnyside Gold Corp
• To: CDPHE-WQCD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

July 1996 Monthly Report
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through the end of July consists of; 1) construction of access
to the tailings on the west side of the Animas River and south
side of the South Fork of the Animas. Access was gained by
installing twin 4 foot diameter culverts for a truck crossing
on the South Fork of the Animas. 2) installing silt fencing
across the drainages that might carry sediment to the Animas
River during removal operations. In same areas, hay bale
sediment traps were installed for temporary sediment control .
3 ) truck haulage of tailings to Tailings Pond #4 at the
Mayflower Mill. Haulage started on July 29th and through the
end of July a total of 3154 yards were hauled.
Gold Prince-Mill Tailings
SGC is still in the process of sorting out the conflicts of
the cultural and historic aspects of this site with the
remediation work plan. On the San Juan County level , the
Planning Commission reviewed the recommendations of the
Historical Review Committee through an appeal process
initiated by SGC. The Planning Commission recommended the
following:
"That the plugging of the mine portal proceed as planned.
That all buildings, tram structures, and foundations be left
intact, with particular attention being paid to the tram house
foundation. That consolidation of dumps be done and capped in
place as close to the original dump as possible. That
regulations for wetlands be followed. "
SGC is reviewing this recommendation to see if a modified work
plan or proposal can be designed and submitted for approval
that meets these recommendations.
With approval for bulkheading the mine portal , SGC opened the
portal for inspection and selection of potential bulkhead
sites. It appears that the majority of the tunnel discharge
is flow from the near surface fracture system. Therefore, it
will most likely take two bulkheads in this tunnel to
accomplish the work plan goals. One bulkhead to force mine
discharge water back to the Sunnyside Mine and one bulkhead to
contain the near surface fracture flows within that system.
On the State Historical Society level , the State Historical
Preservation Officer (SHPO) required a site recordation to
determine if the site qualifies for National Resister Status
and whether the work plan will impact significant historic or
cultural resources. An archaeology firm, experienced with
mining, was retained for this recordation. The SHPO was
contacted to review the work plan as a requirement to obtain
Section 404 permitting for this project.