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1999 ANNUAL UPDATE <br /> (1998 MLR Report Year) <br /> SUNNYSIDE MINE BULKHEADS <br /> Area Inventory of Seeps, Springs and Flowing Adits <br /> Background: <br /> Sunnyside Gold Corporation (SGC) submitted a Technical Revision to its MLR permit <br /> (TR-14) to provide technical details for tunnel bulkheads designed to stop drainage to <br /> surface through the tunnels from the Sunnyside Mine. The purpose being to eliminate <br /> flows requiring water treatment to facilitate release from CDPS discharge permits. <br /> Final reclamation of the Sunnyside Mine property, according to the reclamation plan <br /> in the permit, would then be possible. <br /> As a condition of approval for TR-14, Sunnyside made four commitments (Appendix <br /> B-1) to the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) and the Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Board. This report section is submitted to satisfy annual data and <br /> narrative reporting requirements contained in these commitments. <br /> TR-14 Commitment Status: <br /> SGC has satisfied all of the actions require by the MLR TR-14 Commitments #1 - #4 <br /> other than ongoing monitoring and reporting which is current. <br /> Consent Decree Status: <br /> In 1996, SGC entered into and began implementation of a voluntary Consent Decree <br /> agreement with CDPHE to satisfy MLR TR-14 Commitment 41. Successful <br /> termination of the Consent Decree provisions will satisfy CDPHE concerns with <br /> closure of the Sunnyside Mine using bulkhead seals and allow final reclamation of the <br /> property. The provisions in the Consent Decree agreement include stream monitoring, <br /> implementation of approved work plans for listed Mine Remediation Projects, and <br /> submittal of monthly/quarterly progress reports. <br /> The status of each of these provisions at the end of the 1998-reporting year is as <br /> follows. <br />