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•`~ ?-_ .. <br />SALT CREEK MIIITING CO. <br />P.O. Drawer ' `L" <br />Fruita, Colorado 81521 <br />(303) es8-1396 <br />April 5, 1983 <br />Mr. David C. Shelton, Director <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />423 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Attn: Jim Herron <br />RE: Annual Water Report <br />McClane Canyon Mine C-004-80 <br />Munger Canyon Mine C-020-81 <br />Dear Mr. Shelton: <br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />~ ~~ <br />APR ~ ~ 1;;x'3 <br />MINED LRE~a~ N'"' aa~:^,IiU~V <br />Colo. Dept. of i:a:wa~ ~~asources <br />Salt Creek Mining Company has compiled a record of water use at <br />its McClane Canyon and Munger Canyon Mines for 1982-83. During <br />1982, Salt Creek mined its McClane Canyon site and Munger Canyon <br />was idle. <br />McClane Mine began 1962 with an unknown amount of water in its <br />No. 5 and 6 entries inby spad #172 (see the attached map). Mining <br />was occuring in entries 1 through 4 which were dry. As mining <br />progressed to the north east, water was encountered near spad <br />number 201. The water seeped through the floor at an unknown <br />rate and was pumped to sump number 1. In July, 98,658 gallons <br />of water were discharged to McClane Creek from sump number 2 to <br />allow a connection between entries 4 and 5. In mid September, <br />Salt Creek began pumping water to its sediment pond in P1cClane <br />Canyon. <br />Salt Creek ceased production at McClane Canyon in January 1983, <br />and began maintenance work at Munger Canyon. water was trucked <br />from McClane Mine to Munger to supply roadway and bolter water. <br />Impacts to groundwater during the upcoming year will be slight. <br />Salt Creek will pump water from the McClane Canyon Mine and consume <br />a portion of that water at D4unger Canyon Mine. Water stored <br />underground at McClane Canyon Mine will probably reach equilibrium <br />with groundwater inflow and pumping may become unnecessary. <br />