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Altoona Mine Site

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California Conservation Corps crew #25, with repository in background.<br />Date Taken: 9/5/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Above the repository face, looking south to mine waste area. Respository face hydroseeded.<br />Date Taken: 10/23/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Soda Gulch, looking downstream with mine waste slopes retored and with erosion control.<br />Date Taken: 10/23/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Looking north from the former readyline, repository face with hydroseed, erosion control on respository berm.<br />Date Taken: 10/23/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
East Side drainage below repository berm, with erosion control measures installed.<br />Date Taken: 10/23/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Soda Gulch and the mine waste area, looking upstream. The western mine waste area is on the left (erosion control measures installed 2008) eastern mine waste area on right (erosion control completed 2009).<br />Date Taken: 10/23/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Hydroseeding of repository face begins<br />Date Taken: 10/22/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Hydrological monitoring system with weir in stream and transducers on the left of the photo<br />Date Taken: 10/22/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Transducers for hydrologic monitoring system.<br />Date Taken: 10/22/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
USFS AML crew installing coir matting on the face of the repository.<br />Date Taken: 10/16/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Repository face and berm with completed erosion conrtol measures (but before hydroseeding.)<br />Date Taken: 10/21/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Erosion control measures installation on east side of the repository berm,<br />Date Taken: 10/20/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Erosion in areas where coir and wattles had not been installed.<br />Date Taken: 10/15/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Repository berm erosion measures damage after the severe storm.<br />Date Taken: 10/15/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Beached probes post storm.<br />Date Taken: 10/15/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Dispersion of rocks in Soda Gulch after severe storm.<br />Date Taken: 10/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Weir system with dam for hydrologic monitoring system. Weir was undercut during storm.<br />Date Taken: 10/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Soda Gulch at the base of the repository berm and west mine waste area, with storm damage to erosion control materials.<br />Date Taken: 10/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Failed coir and straw wattles at the base of the repository berm.<br />Date Taken: 10/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of former readyline and main shaft area. Pile of wood debris staged for burning. Creek at the base of the repository berm.<br />Date Taken: 10/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

California Conservation Corps crew #25, with repository in background. Above the repository face, looking south to mine waste area. Respository face hydroseeded. Soda Gulch, looking downstream with mine waste slopes retored and with erosion control. Looking north from the former readyline, repository face with hydroseed, erosion control on respository berm. East Side drainage below repository berm, with erosion control measures installed. Soda Gulch and the mine waste area, looking upstream. The western mine waste area is on the left (erosion control measures installed 2008) eastern mine waste area on right (erosion control completed 2009). Hydroseeding of repository face begins Hydrological monitoring system with weir in stream and transducers on the left of the photo Transducers for hydrologic monitoring system. USFS AML crew installing coir matting on the face of the repository. Repository face and berm with completed erosion conrtol measures (but before hydroseeding.) Erosion control measures installation on east side of the repository berm, Erosion in areas where coir and wattles had not been installed. Repository berm erosion measures damage after the severe storm. Beached probes post storm. Dispersion of rocks in Soda Gulch after severe storm. Weir system with dam for hydrologic monitoring system. Weir was undercut during storm. Soda Gulch at the base of the repository berm and west mine waste area, with storm damage to erosion control materials. Failed coir and straw wattles at the base of the repository berm. View of former readyline and main shaft area. Pile of wood debris staged for burning. Creek at the base of the repository berm. Strips of coir and straw wattles on repository berm which failed during severe storm. Erosion control pins are flagged. Water flow in repository trench after severe storm USFS restoration assistance field visit rock around the leachate standpipe T on leachate collection system: one segment to gravity drain, the other to a standpipe Valve added to the end of the leachate collection pipe squeeze! adding a T to the leachate collection system pipe Sampling the leachate Setting up to squeeze the leachate collection pipe Drums of leachate from repository Tap into repository leachate collection pipe Repository leachate being transferred into drums Soda Gulch and rock wall at the base of the repository berm Excavators working on installation of repository leachate piping forging a new road into Soda Gulch, at the bottom of the new respository slope work continues on southwest repositry berm slope top of repository berm channel, looking forom the center of the repository east culvert in the bypass road is installed work on top of respository berm and installation channel Soda Gulch restoration and work on slope channels 6 millon inches of drainage channels errs laying coir mat on southeast repository berm slope channels at the toe of the repository dozer working on repository face lift john navigating through the trees to build repository toe of berm channels Soda Gulch, looking from the area restored last year, into the segment being restored this year working on the repository berm loading of unscreened material from the old screen plant for berm construction backfill of the readyline area, near the main shaft mine waste area creek segment with newly installed west side drainage repair of the repository cap and re-grading rock sorting operations at the new screen plant segment of restored creek on USFS lands restored creek on USFS lands mucking out the creek ERRS confab equipment arriving Toe of birm The repos looking east South of berm towards the Forest service land Forest service gate installation Creek area at juction of mine waste and forest service topsoil from berm/repos looking up from toe of berm on east end Crew laying couir matting on repos Ramp leading to repos from old screen Runoff looking into forest service from ready line Gully formed at top of mine waste area and road leading too forest service Berm edge looking toward ready line Rills and gullies running down east face of berm Repos without couir mat after first night of heavy rain V-ditch on upper slope of repos looking west V-ditch, ready line side of repos Completely backfilled repos w/v-ditch Air pocket in repos liner Air pocket in repos liner Completed repository cap Initial stages of backfill onto repository cap Digging up ramp to the repository USFS crew laying erosion control matting Liner crew capping repository Backfilling excavated slopes Repository reaching capacity Liner crew Repository with liner cap being installed. Dusting of snow Creek Restoration Repository START sampling lower forest service area START analyzing retort START analyzing scrap metal Repository at the end of day Lower forest service area Sampling in lower forest service area. Excavation in lower forest service area Repository EPA, USCG, EQM performing treatment in the processing area. Mixing Portland and Sulfur in the processing area Quicksilver Quicksilver Quicksilver Quicksilver Quicksilver Overview of repository. Culvert being prepared to divert water so heavy equipment can reach the other side of the drainage area. Tailings going into repository. Forest Service Property work. Overview of repository Confirmation sampling begins. Tailings below repository. Repository filling up. ERRS installs Silt fencing. New road to the Forest Service property Work inside of repository. Excavator at work below in tailings pile. Haul trucks being loaded. Looking East at the repository. Tailings filling up the repository. South of the repository. Repository being filled with tailings. Repository. Dumping tailings and spreading in the bottom of the repository. Repository overview. Excavator helping liner crew. Liner being installed. Repository from East end. Repository from East end. Liner crew making repairs. Liner crew installing lining material. Overview of the repository. D6 pushing tailings up so that they may be loaded into the haul trucks. Tailings excavation in the processing area. Sealing the liner Waste rock excavation Repository from SW Picture of repository facing NW Haul trucks dumping tailings in repository. EQM installing leachate collector trench in repository. EQM contractor starts work in the early morning to ensure tailings are pushed up against the liner to keep it tight preventing air pockets. Overview of repository. Overview of repository Removing our rock problem Boring machine lined up and ready Boring equipment set up D8 attempting to push rock loose Overview of repository status D8 and 345 working on monster boulder in repository 330 assisting with liner installation Loader pulling GCL up grade Hoisting GCL for installation WORKING ON THE BERM Surveying the bottom of repository. WATERING THE REPOSITORY FILLING THE WATER TRUCK FILLING THE WATER TRUCK Stacking GCL at the stageing area. Unloading GCL at stageing area. Loading GCL for repository. getting liner ready to load Loading GCL to transport to repository. New Screen Plant Site Working on area For New Screen Plant Site Moving Screen to New Location Looking Down Towards Repository Old Screen Plant Site water truck on bypass road storm clouds rolling in Deserted RV near site working in repository are watering waste rock area screening plant loading dump truck with clean soil working in repository loading dump truck with clean soil water truck wetting bypass road SK2 Ikner assisting with the repeater setup creek on the way into town view going down to town newly rocked road water hole by water tank Screen plant operations Haul trucking bringing material into screen plant Loading haul truck from repository Waste pile two leveling Overview of repository excavation Screen plant operating Processing area cleanup Castle Crags D8 breaking down hilside Repository excavation Repository excavation and dust control START managing air monitoring Waste pile consolidation Camp pad preparation Pacific Strike Team arrives the D retort delimbing away Camp mountain (the excess soil from the camp pad) Bed truck dropping a camp shack generator being installed at camp camp shack on the bed truck altoona mine drain altoona mine drain more tailings tailings from stream processing area old ore bin view from top of tailings tailings piles