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HOM~AKE <br />C <br />ALBU4uERgllE OFFICE <br />December 3, 2003 <br />Mr. Bob Oswald <br />Colorado Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />701 Camino del Rio, Room 125 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />,~ <br />RE: HOMESTAKE PITCH RECLAMATION PROJECT` <br />2003 ANNUAL GEOTECHNICAL REPORT (M-1977-004HR)='" <br />Dear Mr. Oswald: <br />Alan D. Cox <br />Manager -Grants 8 <br />Southwest U.S. <br />Re~~~ed <br />SEC ~ ~ 2003 <br />Dry/slDo r~nE ~(s ~ oloyy <br />Enclosed you will find the 2003 geotechnicel report for the waste rock disposal areas at the Homestake <br />Pitch Reclamation Project. These waste rock dumps have been inspected monthly, except when winter <br />conditions prohibited access, in accordance with the recommended monitoring program. The history of <br />the rock dumps has been. provided in previous annual reports and is not repeated in this discussion. A <br />site map with piezometer locations is provided as Figure 1. <br />Water levels in all waste rock liump.piezometers showed seasonal fluctuations similar to those observed <br />in past years. A chart with 2003 data is provided'as Figure 2. A chart with piezometers levels since 1996 <br />is provided as Figure 3. Data in these charts are plotted as water elevation above mean sea level." <br />Visual inspections conducted in 2003 indicate stable conditions for the Indian Creek and Tie Camp waste <br />rock dumps. <br />Please note that, prior to October 2001, data was not obtained from piezometer IC10800 due to the <br />presence of a gravel obstruction that blocked the passage of the piezometer. Detailed analysis and <br />presentation of the 2003 data from all peizometers is provided in the following pages. <br />If you have questions, please feel free to contact me In the Albuquerque office at (505) 828-1821 or via <br />cell phone at (505) 400-2794. <br />Sincerely, <br />-~~~~ ~~ <br />Alan D. Cox <br />Manager -Grants & <br />Southwest U.S. <br />~: ~ .Bob Ingersoll - Bamck Management borp:,f~, , ~, , , „ <br />Vern Kelso - Homestake Mining Company <br />Melissa A. Monk -LAC Minerals (USA) LLC ~ , <br />P. De Dycker- P.DA , <br />~~~~~ <br />~. ,. „r,. <br />,.o~C f?.-,..~ <br />6719-D AGAD[MY ROAD NE ALeu qu[nqu[, NM B71D9 <br />T[L[: f3O51 626-1621 FAX: fSO51 B2B-1686 <br /> <br />