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Red and Bonita Mine Site

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Waste rock and mill tailings dump with adit flow cascading from the top. <br />Date Taken: 6/9/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Red and Bonita mine - collapsed adit and discharge of approximately 300 gpm. <br />Date Taken: 6/9/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Waste rock dump viewed from across the vally during preparations to rehabilitate the adit opening. Flow is diverted to the south ditch. <br />Date Taken: 9/6/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View from the top of the waste rock dump to the mining impacted valley bottom. <br />Date Taken: 6/15/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sediment filter / dewatering bag attached to culvert pipe below mine dump.<br />Date Taken: 9/8/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Adit opening with dewatering pipe inserted into the impounded water to be pumped before removing the blockage. <br />Date Taken: 9/29/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Adit opening exposed following excavation of the blockage. <br />Date Taken: 9/29/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
New portal structure (10 ft diameter corrugated steel pipe) into the adit.<br />Date Taken: 10/19/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Viewing into the adit from the portal. Iron / metals precipates observed on the ground.<br />Date Taken: 10/19/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Portal and security gate and underflow pipe with adit discharge passing onto the waste rock dump.<br />Date Taken: 10/19/2011<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Adit entry set up showing ventilation equipment (layflat duct and fan).<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Adit portal and ventilation fan and duct.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Inside the adit crew is hanging ventilation duct.<br />Date Taken: 6/12/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Entry crew exiting adit.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Filter bag manifold at the base of the waste dump for managing turbid water discharge during entry.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Filter bags in use during mine entry activity.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Filtered water discharging from the filter bags during mine entry activity.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Secondary filter bags positioned at culverts down gradient. An additional culvert was added to allow diversion between two bags.<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Precipitate solids from the mine water captured in the filter bags. Sampled and analyzed for disposal.<br />Date Taken: 6/14/2012<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water Management System and Settling Pond 2013<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Waste rock and mill tailings dump with adit flow cascading from the top. Red and Bonita mine - collapsed adit and discharge of approximately 300 gpm. Waste rock dump viewed from across the vally during preparations to rehabilitate the adit opening. Flow is diverted to the south ditch. View from the top of the waste rock dump to the mining impacted valley bottom. Sediment filter / dewatering bag attached to culvert pipe below mine dump. Adit opening with dewatering pipe inserted into the impounded water to be pumped before removing the blockage. Adit opening exposed following excavation of the blockage. New portal structure (10 ft diameter corrugated steel pipe) into the adit. Viewing into the adit from the portal. Iron / metals precipates observed on the ground. Portal and security gate and underflow pipe with adit discharge passing onto the waste rock dump. Adit entry set up showing ventilation equipment (layflat duct and fan). Adit portal and ventilation fan and duct. Inside the adit crew is hanging ventilation duct. Entry crew exiting adit. Filter bag manifold at the base of the waste dump for managing turbid water discharge during entry. Filter bags in use during mine entry activity. Filtered water discharging from the filter bags during mine entry activity. Secondary filter bags positioned at culverts down gradient. An additional culvert was added to allow diversion between two bags. Precipitate solids from the mine water captured in the filter bags. Sampled and analyzed for disposal. Water Management System and Settling Pond 2013