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Mine Remediation/Evaluations/Permitting

  • Apr2011

    Mine Permitting and Compliance

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    Monitor Rock Quarry Trinity County, California   VESTRA was retained by Concrete Aggregate Inc. to complete permitting activities associated with the development of an aggregate mine in Trinity County, California. The initial Use Permit is…

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  • Sep2010

    CERCLA Removal Action Engineering Design and Specifications

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    ZACA Mine Complex
    United States Forest Service   An Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis was completed for the Forest Service for removal and cleanup activities under CERCLA at the Zaca Mine Complex, an abandoned underground gold and silv…

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  • Aug2010

    Bulkhead Seal Design and Installation

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    Golinksy Mine
    Shasta County, California   The Golinsky Mine is a  small, underground copper mine complex located on steep, inaccessible Forest Service property near Shasta lake.  The mine includes three abandoned portals, miscel…

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  • Aug2010

    Bulkhead Seal Design and Installation - Shasta King Mine

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    Shasta King Mine
    Shasta County, California   The Shasta King Mine is an inactive copper mine located in steep, inaccessible terrain in Northern California.  The mine contains five main portals that historically were major contributor…

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  • Aug2010

    Acid Mine Drainage Characterization

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    Afterthought Mine
    Ingot, California   The Afterthought Mine is an abandoned copper mine located approximately 13 miles east of Redding, California. The Afterthought Mine operated from the late 1870s until it was abandoned in 1959. In 19…

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  • Aug2010

    Regulatory Compliance and Expansion Permitting

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    Dicalite Minerals Corporation
    Burney, California   Dicalite Minerals Corporation operates an open-pit diatomite mine near Burney in Shasta County, California. Treated stormwater is discharged from the facility to an intermittent tributary…

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  • Aug2010

    SMARA Mine Inspections, Modoc County

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    SMARA Mine Inspections
    Modoc County, California   VESTRA was retained by Modoc County to conduct annual SMARA mine inspections.  Twenty-three mines in Modoc County had not been inspected since 2000.  VESTRA conducted a deta…

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  • Aug2010

    SMARA Mine Inspections, Lassen County

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    SMARA Mine Inspections Lassen County, California   VESTRA was retained by Lassen County to conduct annual SMARA mine inspections.  Lassen County had struggled with insufficient staff to support the 55 surface mines in the County. …

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  • Aug2010

    Permitting and CEQA Compliance

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    Shasta Ranch Aggregate Anderson, California   VESTRA represented the project proponent and serves as the project manager and permitting coordinator for the proposed Shasta Ranch Aggregate Project in Shasta County, California.  The proposed…

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  • Aug2010

    NPDES Compliance, Characterization and Remedial Design

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    Bully Hill and Rising Star Mines East Shasta Mining District, Shasta County, California   For the last 7 years, VESTRA has managed the investigation and remedial activities at the Bully Hill and Rising Star mines for Millennium Holdings LLC. &n…

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