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Carpenter Snow Creek

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Carpenter Creek valley and tailings impoundments below the Silver Dyke tailings.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Silver Dyke Tailings from the northern top edge (Station 6) of the former tailings impoundment area.<br />Date Taken: 6/19/2014<br />Category: Tailings<br />Latitude: 46.965509<br />Longitude: -110.702772<br />Tags:
Silver Dyke tailings looking north from the lower, southern point at the confluence of No Name Ck and Carpenter Ck.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2013<br />Category: Tailings<br />Latitude: 46.965509<br />Longitude: -110.702772<br />Tags:
Silver Dyke Tailings Impoundment removal area. Post removal, regrade and channel re-construction.<br />Date Taken: 10/14/2014<br />Category: Post Removal<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Removal area view from Station 6 to East Slope. Re-vegetation / mulch application ongoing.<br />Date Taken: 10/17/2014<br />Category: Post Removal<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Removal area re-vegetation, mulch application.<br />Date Taken: 10/16/2014<br />Category: Post Removal<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Carpenter Creek Tailings - erosion control channel lining system.<br />Date Taken: 6/19/2013<br />Category: Tailings<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
MacKay Gulch Repository final grade and cover soil.<br />Date Taken: 10/15/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Access route started into the tailings preparing for the tailings removal in August 2014.<br />Date Taken: 8/13/2014<br />Category: Tailings<br />Latitude: 46.9783352043542<br />Longitude: -110.69152817981<br />Tags:
Na Name creek flowing through the tailings on the east and west slopes.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 46.965509<br />Longitude: -110.702772<br />Tags:
View of the repository area from the road junction on the southwest corner prior to clearing and grubbing.<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9757694444444<br />Longitude: -110.7072<br />Tags:
View of the repository from the top prior to clearing and grubbing.<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9774777777778<br />Longitude: -110.705313888889<br />Tags:
Initial clearing and grubbing along the base of the repository area.<br />Date Taken: 8/18/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9759111111111<br />Longitude: -110.707161111111<br />Tags:
Clearing and grubbing the repository area.<br />Date Taken: 8/19/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9765166666667<br />Longitude: -110.707397222222<br />Tags:
Repository cleared of all trees and most topsoil.<br />Date Taken: 8/25/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9765694444444<br />Longitude: -110.707505555556<br />Tags:
Panoramic view of the repository from the southeast corner at the top of the slope.<br />Date Taken: 8/25/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9773722222222<br />Longitude: -110.70575<br />Tags:
Initial excavation of repository footprint to design depth.<br />Date Taken: 8/25/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9770694444444<br />Longitude: -110.706213888889<br />Tags:
View looking down the slope of the repository into the initial excavation to the west.<br />Date Taken: 8/25/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9773972222222<br />Longitude: -110.705672222222<br />Tags:
Continued progress excavating the repository footprint at the top of the slope.<br />Date Taken: 8/26/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: 46.9770805555556<br />Longitude: -110.706222222222<br />Tags:
MacKay Gulch Repository - Silver Dyke tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 9/3/2014<br />Category: Repository<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Carpenter Creek valley and tailings impoundments below the Silver Dyke tailings. Silver Dyke Tailings from the northern top edge (Station 6) of the former tailings impoundment area. Silver Dyke tailings looking north from the lower, southern point at the confluence of No Name Ck and Carpenter Ck. Silver Dyke Tailings Impoundment removal area. Post removal, regrade and channel re-construction. Removal area view from Station 6 to East Slope. Re-vegetation / mulch application ongoing. Removal area re-vegetation, mulch application. Carpenter Creek Tailings - erosion control channel lining system. MacKay Gulch Repository final grade and cover soil. Access route started into the tailings preparing for the tailings removal in August 2014. Na Name creek flowing through the tailings on the east and west slopes. View of the repository area from the road junction on the southwest corner prior to clearing and grubbing. View of the repository from the top prior to clearing and grubbing. Initial clearing and grubbing along the base of the repository area. Clearing and grubbing the repository area. Repository cleared of all trees and most topsoil. Panoramic view of the repository from the southeast corner at the top of the slope. Initial excavation of repository footprint to design depth. View looking down the slope of the repository into the initial excavation to the west. Continued progress excavating the repository footprint at the top of the slope. MacKay Gulch Repository - Silver Dyke tailings cell. Minor improvements made to the access road into the tailings area. Installing culvert at the mouth of no-name creek below the tailings area. Placing the culvert in the ditch to handle no-name creek flows coming through the tailings area. Erosion control and runoff of tailings material after three days of significant rainfall. Silt fence worked to contain runoff of tailings before it reached Carpenter Creek. Excavator hauling diversion pipe for no-name creek. View from the bench on the west slope between the mill and the tailings area, looking down to the southeast. Load of road base being delivered to the Staging Area. Grading the staging area and placing delivered road base. Preparing the staging area for delivery of the office trailer and conex. Office trailer being delivered and installed. Staging area established upon delivery of the office trailer and conex. Fuel tank and electrical service installed near staging area. Haul road and perimeter access road on repository. View up the slope toward the northeast corner. Grader inside excavated area ensuring flat grade at bottom of repository. Diversion pipe installed along upper slope of tailings. Excavating the repository. Discharge end of the diversion pipe into Carpenter Creek. Cover over the end of the diversion pipe and road crossing. Two 22.5-degree bends were installed at the base of the slope to get the 12 Run of the diversion pipe down the slope from the top of the tailings area. View across no-name creek toward the diversion pipe and road crossing. View of diversion pipe tunneling into trench crossing of Carpenter Creek Road. Continued excavation at the repository using haul trucks to transport common fill. Panoramic photo of repository progress from southeast corner. Consolidation of tailings and the teardrop turnaround for the access road into the tailings area. Diversion dam for No-Name Creek. Upper diversion pipe including cribbings and rope anchors. Center of diversion pipe above tailings area. Lower diversion pipe above tailings. Bottom end of diversion pipe before bend down the slope. Shows proximity to tailings area. Diversion pipe along slope. Anchored and reinforced with rachet straps to eliminate a leaky joint. All other joints are sound. View of tailings area and ongoing efforts to consolidate materials along the access road to the tailings area in center of frame for ease of load-out. Outfall of the diversion pipe into Carpenter Creek flowing fully. Location of the water draw point along Carpenter Creek. Diversion dam and inlet of diversion pipe along No-Name Creek. Constructing diversion dam along No-Name Creek. Changing out the tailgate on one of the haul trucks. Consolidating tailings at the tailings area. Progress of consolidating tailings on bench at the end of the upper haul road. View of stockpiled tailings awaiting load-out at the bench at the end of the Upper Haul Road. Excavator consolidating tailings on bench at the end of the upper haul road. View of grader and excavator opening up the bench and the Upper Haul Road. Aerial photograph from overflight of site on commercial aircraft on 9/8/2014. Repository is in lower left, tailings area is on the lower right off Carpenter Creek Road, and the mill and Glory Hoke are in the center. Excavating tailings in the removal area. Placing and grading material lifts within the repository. View of the removal area from the top of the bench on the western slope. View of the excavated bench on the western slope of the removal area. Snow forced a weather stoppage due to slick and muddy haul roads on 9.10.2014. Wet snow fell throughout the day and into the next day, but roads remained warm enough for all precipitation to melt almost immediately. Work performed with a skeleton crew on 9.11.2014 included mucking out No-Name Creek drainage, placing a culvert, and spanning the drainage to access tailings on the west slope. These are the spoils from that effort. Excavator continues peeling the tailings off the west slope above the No-Name Creek Drainage. Excavator continues staging material for load out from the western slope of the removal area. View of dozer on NW Slope and East Slope loading operation West Slope tailings West Slope tailings - dozer and excavator staging material for loading trucks. Repository looking up-slope. Excavator working to clear the west slope of the removal area. Loading out the tailings material from the No-Name Creek bed. View of the west slope after clearing most of the piles. View of the northwest slope of the tailings area as the excavator loads out contaminated material from the base. View of the entire tailings area from the upper northwest slope. View of equipment loading out remaining tailings from the west side of the removal area. Clearing out the area near No-Name Creek. Removing residual contamination from the base of the northwest slope. Repository area as material is being placed and compacted. Panoramic photo of the repository area. Excavator loading out the tailings from No-Name Creek at the base of the west slope. Continued loading of the material at the base of the northwest slope. View toward the confluence of No-Name Creek with Carpenter Creek as tailings are excavated along the creek. Continued digging along the southwest slope of the tailings area. Panoramic photo of the repository at the end of the day. Looking down Sediment basin Smart ditch installation