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Flat Top Mine & Griffin Ashing Site (OU1)

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Site command post at local fire station.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Site view from command post. Note scaper working the ridge line.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Air sampler set up near church.<br />Date Taken: 4/30/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Air sampler set up near hot zone. <br />Date Taken: 4/30/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Duplicate air samples located southwest of the active work zone.<br />Date Taken: 5/4/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Support zone/decon area.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Support zone/decon area.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water tank (containing clean water for dust supression) and porta-potties at the clean side of support zone. <br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
"Hot" side of support zone, decon area, water supply, and fuel tank. <br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS contractors conversing.<br />Date Taken: 4/30/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS contractors going up the hill to work area.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View facing northwest from top of ridge showing site activity. <br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
All heavy equipment on site.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Bulldozer pushing tailings back into the pond (old mine pit).<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Scraper pushing tailings towards the pond (old mine pit).<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Scraper moving tailings.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water truck spraying for dust control.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Crew servicing de-watering pump leading to evaporation ponds. These ponds are dug within tailings (already contaminated therefore will not be further contaminated by the water).<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Clean fill placed on top of a dried up smaller pond. Water/sediment samples from 3 years ago showed low/moderate level of contamination and is not in the removal plan. Since it is completely dried up, it is minimal additional work to cover the area with undisturbed soils to prevent future pooling of water.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Scraper moving tailings to fill in the pond, starting from the southeast corner.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Looking down at the pond from the highwall.<br />Date Taken: 5/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
North facing view.<br />Date Taken: 5/4/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The pond is almost all filled in. Evaporation pond on the side will be filled in later. <br />Date Taken: 5/4/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
South facing view.<br />Date Taken: 5/6/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Another south facing view. <br />Date Taken: 5/6/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Continue to fill the the pond with tailing.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Looking at the remining of the pond from the highwall.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Looking down the pond from the highwall.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Looking down at what useed to be the "pond" from the highwall. <br />Date Taken: 5/8/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS contractors surveying for final grade.<br />Date Taken: 5/8/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
<br />Date Taken: 5/9/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Crews making final changes to grade in background.<br />Date Taken: 5/9/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Topsoil placed over final grade in a portion of the area.<br />Date Taken: 5/9/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Evaporation ponds ready to be filled in.<br />Date Taken: 5/10/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS contractors working final section of fill material before application of topsoil final cover.<br />Date Taken: 5/11/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
North facing overview of previously the pond. Note section of topsoil added as final cover.<br />Date Taken: 5/11/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
From site boundary looking towards northwest.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Erosion on the "back side" of the previous pit.<br />Date Taken: 9/21/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Placing rip raps to minimize erosion.<br />Date Taken: 9/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Rip raps being lined up along the edge of the previous pit to minimize erosion.<br />Date Taken: 9/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Rip raps along edge of the previous pit to minimize erosion.<br />Date Taken: 9/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Large straw bales placed in erosional gulleys to slow down water flow and minimize further erosion.<br />Date Taken: 9/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Large straw bales placed in erosional gulleys to slow down water flow and minimize further erosion.<br />Date Taken: 9/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Large straw bales placed in erosional gulleys to slow down water flow and minimize further erosion.<br />Date Taken: 9/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Access road to site.<br />Date Taken: 9/19/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
"Turn around" half way up the access road to the site.<br />Date Taken: 9/21/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:





Site command post at local fire station. Site view from command post. Note scaper working the ridge line. Air sampler set up near church. Air sampler set up near hot zone. Duplicate air samples located southwest of the active work zone. Support zone/decon area. Support zone/decon area. Water tank (containing clean water for dust supression) and porta-potties at the clean side of support zone. ERRS contractors conversing. ERRS contractors going up the hill to work area. View facing northwest from top of ridge showing site activity. All heavy equipment on site. Bulldozer pushing tailings back into the pond (old mine pit). Scraper pushing tailings towards the pond (old mine pit). Scraper moving tailings. Water truck spraying for dust control. Crew servicing de-watering pump leading to evaporation ponds. These ponds are dug within tailings (already contaminated therefore will not be further contaminated by the water). Clean fill placed on top of a dried up smaller pond. Water/sediment samples from 3 years ago showed low/moderate level of contamination and is not in the removal plan. Since it is completely dried up, it is minimal additional work to cover the area with undisturbed soils to prevent future pooling of water. Scraper moving tailings to fill in the pond, starting from the southeast corner. Looking down at the pond from the highwall. North facing view. The pond is almost all filled in. Evaporation pond on the side will be filled in later. South facing view. Another south facing view. Continue to fill the the pond with tailing. Looking at the remining of the pond from the highwall. Looking down the pond from the highwall. Looking down at what useed to be the ERRS contractors surveying for final grade. Crews making final changes to grade in background. Topsoil placed over final grade in a portion of the area. Evaporation ponds ready to be filled in. ERRS contractors working final section of fill material before application of topsoil final cover. North facing overview of previously the pond. Note section of topsoil added as final cover. From site boundary looking towards northwest. Erosion on the Placing rip raps to minimize erosion. Rip raps being lined up along the edge of the previous pit to minimize erosion. Rip raps along edge of the previous pit to minimize erosion. Large straw bales placed in erosional gulleys to slow down water flow and minimize further erosion. Large straw bales placed in erosional gulleys to slow down water flow and minimize further erosion. Large straw bales placed in erosional gulleys to slow down water flow and minimize further erosion. Access road to site.