SAN JUAN TRIANGLE RECLAMATION PAST ISSUES & DESTRUCTION

  SanJuanTriangle.org  supports Silverton, EPA, BLM, USFS in efforts to do proper reclamation saving San Juan Triangle historic mining museum.

NOTE -  New issues being worked, historical sites returned to before reclamation..

The San Juan Triangle is being quietly destroyed by reclamation failures although there has been some improvement. SanJuanTriangle.org data is available to institutions to assist in proper reclamation. Multiple historic sites are bulldozed, and trenched, piped to remove water which may or may not exist.  The actions by reclamation destroy multiple significant historic sites, destroy historic artifacts, and cause severe danger to the public.  Reclamation heavy equipment construction leaves site damage, does not return site to historical site, causes irreplaceable building site and artifact damage and destroys historical sites with and without mine water. Years of bulldozed sites artifacts piled as trash and history buried at multiple sites. Photos shows no water interaction from mine sites to near water on some bulldoze damaged sites. Sites with 100+ HQ below mine, where are results? SJTP has been unable to get info/photos for sites except limited Superfund public documents.

  Destruction of the San Juan Triangle historic mining museum is a loss to everyone and great loss to Colorado and region.   

Failed reclamation is the responsibility of oversight institutions, historical site preservation, not responding to planning failures and activity, poor data and overall no response, no interest in the San Juan Triangle and allowing anything goes, promotes vandalism, neglect and lack of respect.

There is a solution - Less money, safe for public, no maintenance, historic site saved. Pipe mine water shortest way out of historic site, safe public access graded to divert water, cover tailings only if necessary then cover plastic with thin tailings, return site to historic as found including tailings, shoes, glass, metal, wood. stop bulldoze and run,  We have all pre reclamation images to restore to before bulldoze. We can predict the next sites to be affected by reclamation. There are issues regarding the condition of the site prior to reclamation and issues with local and mine water.

 

   Plenty of your money $$, your destruction of historical sites, your danger to the public,  reclamation failures.

 

BLM has refused any improvements in the San Juan Triangle like additional toilets. Chipmunks don't need toilets. The San Juan Triangle badly needs adequate toilets at Eureka, Gladstone, Cunningham Gulch, also road improvements, site identity, historic signs, sites returned to historic look, adits, artifacts, structures.  Instead reclamation will bulldoze the historical mining outdoor museum.   Improvements benefit everyone.

Reclamation refuses to allow private property owners to move, destroy, or sell historical artifacts on private property, but reclamation  can move or destroy same buildings or artifacts by not recording historical significance, historical artifacts and in the name of public safety. Building restoration requires same historical material and historical construction but site and artifacts can be bulldozed to pre mining. Clearly photos of reclamation piling up and destroying artifacts.

SJTP site code is San Juan Triangle Project, (or San Juan Triangle Plus map) data base, photos, sanjuantriangle.org   We now know by location and photos every site in the San Juan Triangle to prevent further destruction by reclamation.

This page is not an approval, accuracy or support by advertisers or website distribution, is produced for information only by SanJuanTriangle.org. We support EPA for clean water and preserve historical sites.,

 

LARK SITE   SJTP 93171

Bulldozed in 2024. Original buildings left mostly intact but damage unknown. The site otherwise was completely gutted to pipe water which did not exist or very little away from the tailing. Notice the BLM historic sign pushed over the edge. Notice the large ditch above the site to stop mountain water that does not exist. The site is not a danger but historic value is gone and is of no historic interest and now 2024 eyesore on  the historic San Juan Triangle. .This site a very public high $$ expense to divert water that may never exist and destroy historic public lands. Historical oversight protection did nothing, did not know it happened or location of site.. Clearly site was not returned to pre reclamation.

To fix damage and return to historic site, replace entrance adit, cover new cement water somethings, replace cover on tailings with original tailings and cover bulldoze tracks, replace artifacts, remove construction debris, replace piled artifact lumber in suitable location. Make site look historically interesting.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  SAN JUAN RECLAMATION TRIANGLE 

Currently   Henrietta level 7,  SJTP  90962.  No one there, nothing to see, road washed out, OK because historical mining has been deleted by RECLAMATION. Only chipmunks and pikas enjoy the rocks and grass. This is the RECLAMATION version of the San Juan Triangle.  1900 mining destroyed the land and RECLAMATION is returning it to the chipmunks.   Your $$ money.

     

 

ANGLO SAXON MINE SITE   SJTP 58470

Bulldozed. Building and artifacts left damaged. Another eyesore on San Juan Triangle. A danger to the public on the open trench with plastic and rocks. Another high $$ of public money on a trench that will decay, leak, require maintenance.  Notice the damaged building. Historical oversight protection did nothing.. Notice recent collapse of cribbing on US 110 due to failed owner reclamation behind cribbing. Difficult to walk in some areas but unknown prior damage by owner.
 

 

 

 

   

 

 

HOOSIER CITY TUNNEL SITE   SJTP 70175

Bulldozed. Building and artifacts left damaged. Road converted to ditch. No safe place to walk. Notice the BLM historic sign and the damaged building. Another eyesore on San Juan Triangle. A danger to the public on the open trench with plastic and rocks. Another high $$ of public money on a trench that will decay, leak, require maintenance. Difficult to walk on site with damaged historic value.  Historical oversight protection did nothing, unlikely to know of the site..

Water should have been diverted south and east away from historical site and public with pipe and open trench as necessary.
  

 

  

 

 

MAYDAY MINE SITE   SJTP 47500

Bulldozed.  Notice the equipment left behind.  Another eyesore on San Juan Triangle. A danger to the public on the open trench with  rocks. Another high $$ of public money on a trench that will decay, leak, require maintenance. Difficult to walk on site with damaged historic value. Notice trench for possible water from woods above.  All dry no water and no indication of water.   Historical oversight protection did nothing, site location unknown..
    

 

 

 

ANIMAS FORKS HOUSE   SJTP 31509

Very poor construction. Roof collapsing is risk to all public. BLM notified in 2023 and many times in 2024 including Gunnison and archeology but did nothing. House is center of Animas Forks. May have been unauthorized construction in past but is verified the property of BLM. Rather than fix the roof support BLM ignores until it falls down or destruction and claims public safety.. BLM has no interest in Animas Forks.  Historical oversight protection does nothing..
  

 

 

     

MIDWAY MINING SITE   SJTP 90092

Bulldozed. Building sites and artifacts left damaged. Road bulldozed then made unusable (last photo). Site used as dumping for contaminated waste. Large hole dug at site of historical mining and covered with plastic. Site now a mound of waste. Many miles of dumping ground but historical site uphill, difficult to access, maximum historical site damage was selected along with other close mining sites for bulldoze. No safe place to walk. Another eyesore on San Juan Triangle with gate.. A danger to the public with historical site reclaimed. Another high $$ of public money instead of locating dump away from historical site and easy access to no care land.. Historical oversight protection did nothing, did not know where site is..

Current reclamation Vermillion SJTP  33975 is a complete reverse and proper historical reclamation from the failures at Midway  SJTP  90092.  Contaminated soil is moved off of the historical site to a safe location as opposed to Midway buried in the middle of the historical building site. Vermillion returned to historical site as opposed to deleting Midway back to year 1700 with damage.
    

    

    

    

    

      

 

MINING SITES FULLY OR PARTIALY DELETED BY RECLAMATION

LARK SITE   SJTP 93171, ANGLO SAXON MINE SITE  SJTP 58470,  HOOSIER CITY TUNNEL SITE  SJTP 70175M,   MAYDAY MINE SITE  SJTP 47500.  MIDWAY MINING SITE  SJTP 90092,  MOGUL MINE SITE  SJTP 09912,  RED & BONITA MINE SITE   SJTP 97385,  HENRIETTA #7  SJTP 90962, COLUMBUS MINE SITE  SJTP 31227, MAMMOTH MINE SITE  SJTP 78827, GOLD KING MINE SITE  SJTP 94602

     

 

COLUMBUS MINE SITE   SJTP 31227

Site north of Animus Forks serious RECLAMATION damage. RECLAMATION bulldozed with ditches, difficult to walk to site, no concern for historical site or public access. May be a danger to the public for access and walking in ditches and water...

   

  

 

RED CLOUD MINES   SJTP 45481

A new site for RECLAMATION possible destruction. Not yet started but expect another delete of mining history. Site very well photo detail documented, artifacts, tailings, water above, on, below, over,  over 100 pre reclamation images, not to allow another RECLAMATION delete.. No mine water only spring runoff. Runoff can be diverted away from tailings and road repaired for public access and water diversion. No sign of regular contaminated water. No cover of tailings needed with runoff water diverted. Historical damage should be returned to Aug.1, 2024.  Your $$  money.    Update Sept 6, 2024  no problems found.   New info, work to fix runoff on road, divert runoff away from tailings, no destruction of historical and artifacts, marked as no go.  Currently classed as proper reclamation

     

VERMILLION MILL SITE  SJTP  33975

New information that all historical artifacts have been cataloged and the site photographed before reclamation. Contaminated soil will be removed and buried off of the historical site in an environment safe location. The artifacts will then be put back on their original location and the site returned to pre reclamation as much as is reasonable possible so the site looks as historical as nature intended.  Ground south is marsh to West Fork Animas.  Currently classed as proper reclamation. SuperFund 100002640 has only limited info on mine, not mill.

     

 

 

SAN JUAN TRIANGLE EYESORES AND DAMAGE

Compliments of RECLAMATION,  .Chipmunks approved.

    

 

MOGUL MINE SITE   SJTP 09912

Bulldozed. Artifacts left damaged. Was BLM buildings, air pipes, equipment  to enter mine. Unknown damage to historical site.
  

 

   

RED & BONITA MINE SITE   SJTP 97385

Bulldozed some damage to historical site. Unknown how the site looked before reclamation. Clearly the site has been damaged by reclamation with artifacts damage unknown.  Some underground piping ok but the site clearly not returned to historical mining. .

   

 

  

 

   

SUNNYSIDE/LAKE EMMA DRILLING SITE   SJTP 03138

Site closed to the public now two years. How long will this last. Claimed complete by July 2024. Now drilling continues.   Your $$ money.
    

  

VERMILLION MINE & MILL SITE   SJTP 33975

Site has little damage. Unknown if site had more artifacts before ditch to direct water.

     

 

PROPER RECLAMATION

Proper reclamation not on historical site but related to overburden from mine SJTP 46556 and slid ground cover  returning site to natural  look and wetlands repair...

     

Proper water divert above historical site. No damage to historical site, SJTP  91793

Possible proper piping of mine water away from tailings, shortest route to non historical stream. We are watching for cover up of original historical ground however claimed that a pipe would plug up and be unusable.  The tailings material was replaced to look historical.  .. SJTP  32868.
We are reviewing other sites for historical damage and watching for new sites to be affected by reclamation. Reviewing 32878, 61264, 31509, 14110, 94602, 45481, 32868

 

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