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Governor Basin

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Wetland area southwest of the pond<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9687903805556<br />Longitude: -107.775243805556<br />Tags:
Terrible 2 Adit<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 37.9690989194444<br />Longitude: -107.774612027778<br />Tags:
EPA START contractor collects sediment samples from the adit drainage stream.<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9689527777778<br />Longitude: -107.774727777778<br />Tags:
Overview of the settling pond located at the base of the Virginia tailings pile.<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9689944444444<br />Longitude: -107.775588888889<br />Tags:
EPA, U.S. Forest Service, and property owners perform a site walk to identify areas to be addressed in the removal action work plan.<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9688555555556<br />Longitude: -107.775177777778<br />Tags:
Road conditions leading to the Site.<br />Date Taken: 7/31/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9725055555556<br />Longitude: -107.733697222222<br />Tags:
START collecting sample from wetland area<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9691694444444<br />Longitude: -107.777388888889<br />Tags:
Terrible Two adit drainage<br />Date Taken: 7/31/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9688527777778<br />Longitude: -107.774361111111<br />Tags:
Site overview from top of Virginius Mine<br />Date Taken: 7/30/2024<br />Category: Removal Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9669388888889<br />Longitude: -107.772705555556<br />Tags:
Map Key 14. Area of future USFS fenced parking area<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.969509<br />Longitude: -107.776115<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_155924838.jpg
Rounding the edge of the existing pond CCW<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9694403900162<br />Longitude: -107.776104209999<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_155958282.jpg
Map Key 10. View of pond, benches, tailings slopes below Terrible 1<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9691528199932<br />Longitude: -107.776629919974<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_160104541.jpg
Map Key 9. Previous tailings slope failure below Terrible 1. Taken from bench.<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9684169700121<br />Longitude: -107.775213720009<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_161701467.jpg
Overview of site<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9689286799991<br />Longitude: -107.774264220001<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_162452209.jpg
Map Key 5. View of drainage channel serving Terrible 1 above<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.96904<br />Longitude: -107.774712<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_164015964.jpg
Map Key 5. Existing drainage channel serving Terrible 1 above, looking downstream.<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9690386400068<br />Longitude: -107.774709459998<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_164035470.jpg
Map Key 6, 8. Terrible 1 mine AMD<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.968345080001<br />Longitude: -107.774156929996<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_165023187.jpg
Overview of site.<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9689582899938<br />Longitude: -107.77347565001<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_165442668.jpg
Overview of site.<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.96896<br />Longitude: -107.773476<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_171545068.jpg
Map Key 5. Access road to Terrible 1<br />Date Taken: 7/23/2026<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 37.9690936099997<br />Longitude: -107.77373314002<br />Tags: PXL_20260723_171600037.jpg

Wetland area southwest of the pond Terrible 2 Adit EPA START contractor collects sediment samples from the adit drainage stream. Overview of the settling pond located at the base of the Virginia tailings pile. EPA, U.S. Forest Service, and property owners perform a site walk to identify areas to be addressed in the removal action work plan. Road conditions leading to the Site. START collecting sample from wetland area Terrible Two adit drainage Site overview from top of Virginius Mine Map Key 14. Area of future USFS fenced parking area Rounding the edge of the existing pond CCW Map Key 10. View of pond, benches, tailings slopes below Terrible 1 Map Key 9. Previous tailings slope failure below Terrible 1. Taken from bench. Overview of site Map Key 5. View of drainage channel serving Terrible 1 above Map Key 5. Existing drainage channel serving Terrible 1 above, looking downstream. Map Key 6, 8. Terrible 1 mine AMD Overview of site. Overview of site. Map Key 5. Access road to Terrible 1 Overview of site. Regrading of waste rock pile Settling pond Storm water controls on North West side Borrow area / riprap source along toe of talus slope. Borrow area has a thin soil horizon with some organic content. Dirt intermixed with rock is silty sand. Pushed slope Partly graded waste rock pile Partly graded waste rock pile Terrible adit (middle) Overview of the current state of waste rock pile Borrow area on South West site of the the pond Terrible adit (west) Terrible adit (west) waste pile Material, consisting of the pad, to be pushed down into pond after the pond is emptied and excavated. Overview shot taken from an oblique angle. Road to upper level of the site facing the North East Drainage overview. Overview taken from the modern facilities above the work site. Overview of the site Overview of the site Overview from above of the dozer pushing waste material down slope. Drainage channel going down the slope. Channel will be lined and riprap placed to control flows. Lower drainage where armored stilling pond will be constructed. Drainage channel coming down the slope. Channel will be lined and riprap placed to control flows. Pushed waste material along the main road Dozer in operation pushing material down slope and west. View of the toe of the pile and Governor Basin Road as it curves to the North East Backhoe using hydraulic hammer to make gravel and riprap. Settling pond, water elevation has only dropped approx. 6 inches from previous photo on 8/3/2026. Settling pond discharge View of pond and dozer grading the slop of the waste rock/trailing piles Borrow material, with scale. Western pushed slope. West adit. Western slope Dozer cutting slope down. East adit, preliminarily cut discharge channel. East adit, preliminarily cut discharge channel looking up to the eastern adit. Boulder will likely be removed. Fine grained material in the lower drainage. Western drainage channel Borrow rock being broken to be used for cover, ditches, and run-on/run-off controls Overview of the site Partially open adit immediately south of stamp mill and the bore. Overview looking up at the slope cutting.