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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br /> 999 <br /> 5TATE OF COLOMDO <br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br /> Department of Natural Resources P P r4 W, <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br /> Denver,Colorado 80203 <br /> Phone.(303)866-3567 <br /> FAX-(303)832-8106 ' 'V IzE:i DEPARTMENT OF <br /> a�DATE: NATURAL September 5, 1997 RESOURCES <br /> .'f0: Larry Perino, SGC Reclamation Manager Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> ad <br /> �OM: Wally Erickson JamesS Lochhe <br /> Executive Director <br /> Michael B.Long <br /> Division Director <br /> RE: Final Inspection, American Tunnel Mine Waste Dump RP, Consent Decree, <br /> CDPS Permit No. CO-0044768, DMG Permit No. M-77-378. <br /> Pursuant to CDPHE WQCD request, submitted 7/30/97, DMG conducted a final <br /> inspection of the American Tunnel Mine Waste Dump Mine Remediation Project. The <br /> American Tunnel Mine Waste Dump is located on the South Fork Cement Creek, in <br /> portions of the SW 1/4 of Section 16, T42N, R7W, NMPM, San Juan County. <br /> Inspection Date: vl�1'5/97 Inspection occurred from 9:00 am - 9:45 am. <br /> SGC Representative: Larry Perino <br /> DMG Inspector: Wally Erickson <br /> Field Conditions: Overcast and warm, intermittent rain. <br /> Observations: Reclamation backfilling and grading of the pre-law dumps and tailings <br /> ponds on the north and south banks of the South Fork Cement Creek appeared to have <br /> been completed in accordance with the conditions of the Consent Decree and in <br /> accordance with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act and Hard Rock/Metal Mining <br /> Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. Pre-law tailings <br /> and dump material had been relocated from the Lead Carbonate Tailings Pond and <br /> American Tunnel Mine Waste Dump to the Mayflower Pond 4. Relocated materials had <br /> been neutralized with high pH materials at Mayflower Pond 4. <br /> Lead Carbonate Tailings Pond area, located on the south bank of South Fork Cement <br /> Creek, had been graded to blend with surrounding topography. Vegetative cover was <br /> dense and diverse and satisfied reclamation requirements of the Act and Rules and <br /> Regulations. A variety of grasses, clover, willow bushes, spruce and pine trees were well <br /> established. Approximately 24 spruce and 50 willow bushes had been transplanted, <br /> spruce transplants appeared to be thriving. Reclaimed area appeared stable, no evidence <br /> of slumping, settling, or excessive erosion was observed. <br />