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Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program CLOSEOUT REPORT Bueno Mine and Mill Cleanup Project(P-2012-006) Introduction: The Bueno Mining Mill complex is located immediately outside the town limits of Jamestown, Colorado in Section 24, Township 2N, Range 72W.A Notice of Intent to Conduct Prospecting Prospecting Operations (NOI) permit was issued to Gold Hill Minerals, Inc. on April 23, 2012. The permittee failed to submit annual reports and annual fees and the permit was revoked on November 3, 2017. The site had been permitted numerous times prior to this NOI. Jamestown West, Inc. purchased the property in 2018. The owner of Jamestown West, Inc., Robert Nelson, was contacted in July of 2019 and a site visit with DRMS personnel took place in August of 2019. Permit Information Permit Number Operator Name Mine Name Gold Hill Minerals, Inc. Bueno Mining Mill P-2012-006 Type of Mine-Metal Commodity Mined-Fluorspar Pre-Reclamation Site Conditions The mill building contained numerous barrels of chemicals and petroleum products. In addition, the office inside the mill building was infested with rodents and mold.Also, there were core samples and other trash in the mill building, the 350 level of the mine and in the metal container near the lower mine area. A tank at the lower mine area, previously a cyanide mill, contained a residue that needed to be sampled and analyzed. Bidding/Construction Information The DRMS met with the landowner of the Bueno Mine and Millsite, Robert Nelson, in August of 2019. Mr. Nelson expressed an interest in keeping the equipment in the mill building, numerous metal tanks, a portable mill which is located in a semi- truck, diesel fuel and other miscellaneous items. DRMS and Mr. Nelson agreed to remove the chemicals, core samples and trash from the mill and mine. The road to the 350 level of the mine was badly eroded and required grading in order to access the upper mine area. Also, the office inside the mill building was slated for demolition. Type of Bid Documented Quote PO Number Contractor Name &Address Construction Bond Amount 2020-00005840 Dates $17,575.00 RMC Consulting, Inc. Start: 12295 West 48th Avenue November 5, Severance Tax: $7,100.00 Wheat Ridge CO 80033 2019 PO Date End: Project Cost: 10/18/2019 November 25, $26,675.00 2019 Asbestos Testing: $1,845.00 Construction Work Description The first phase of the project involved testing the materials in the mill office for asbestos. Foothills Environmental, Inc. collected samples at the mill building on October 3, 2019. The mill office ceiling and wall materials were sampled.Also, the electrical wires and boxes were evaluated for asbestos. The test confirmed that there was not any asbestos on site. (See attached report) The cost for the asbestos testing was $1,845.00 paid for with severance tax. Next, a demolition permit, #BP-19-3105, was obtained from Boulder County for the demolition of the mill office. It was not necessary to obtain a demolition permit from the State of Colorado as there was no asbestos and the demolition did not affect any load bearing walls. (See Attached Permit) As of 05/14/09