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Camp Bird Mine

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Overview of Camp Bird site.<br />Date Taken: 9/25/2017<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9748079<br />Longitude: -107.7286178<br />Tags: Site File
Top of upstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9730083333333<br />Longitude: -107.724341666667<br />Tags: Site File
Top of downstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9729527777778<br />Longitude: -107.724113888889<br />Tags: Site File
Modern settling pond with modern tailings cell in the background.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9710388888889<br />Longitude: -107.726738888889<br />Tags: Site File
Photo from downstream historic tailings cell looking upstream. <br />Date Taken: 5/20/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9727638888889<br />Longitude: -107.724755555556<br />Tags: Site File
Looking across the valley to the modern tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9720194444444<br />Longitude: -107.725241666667<br />Tags: Site File
EPA crew collecting water sample from Imogene Creek.<br />Date Taken: 5/20/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9700666666667<br />Longitude: -107.726569444444<br />Tags: Site File
Canyon Creek looking upstream. The slopes of the upstream historic tailings cell are on the left.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9700666666667<br />Longitude: -107.726569444444<br />Tags: Site File
Side drainage to Canyon Creek cutting through the downstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9731333<br />Longitude: -107.7237469<br />Tags: Site File
Visible erosion of the historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9723916666667<br />Longitude: -107.724144444444<br />Tags: Site File
Cross section of layered historic tailings. <br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9727083333333<br />Longitude: -107.723969444444<br />Tags: Site File
EPA crew collecting soil samples.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9734333333333<br />Longitude: -107.723861111111<br />Tags: Site File
EPA crew collecting soil samples.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9732861111111<br />Longitude: -107.723275<br />Tags: Site File
Visible erosion patterns at the downstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.973075<br />Longitude: -107.723572222222<br />Tags: Site File
Close up view of historic tailings material.<br />Date Taken: 5/21/2015<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9727888888889<br />Longitude: -107.723555555556<br />Tags: Site File
Looking towards the downstream historic tailings cell from the upstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 7/21/2016<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9724966666667<br />Longitude: -107.725266666667<br />Tags: Site File
Looking across the slopes of the upstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 7/21/2016<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9725<br />Longitude: -107.725236666667<br />Tags: Site File
Looking across the slopes of the upstream historic tailings cell towards the downstream historic tailings cell.<br />Date Taken: 7/21/2016<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.9722466666667<br />Longitude: -107.726005<br />Tags: Site File
Imogene Creek cutting through historic tailings.<br />Date Taken: 7/21/2016<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.971295<br />Longitude: -107.726988333333<br />Tags: Site File
Confluence of Sneffels Creek and Imogene Creek.<br />Date Taken: 7/21/2016<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 37.971905<br />Longitude: -107.727638333333<br />Tags: Site File

Overview of Camp Bird site. Top of upstream historic tailings cell. Top of downstream historic tailings cell. Modern settling pond with modern tailings cell in the background. Photo from downstream historic tailings cell looking upstream. Looking across the valley to the modern tailings cell. EPA crew collecting water sample from Imogene Creek. Canyon Creek looking upstream. The slopes of the upstream historic tailings cell are on the left. Side drainage to Canyon Creek cutting through the downstream historic tailings cell. Visible erosion of the historic tailings cell. Cross section of layered historic tailings. EPA crew collecting soil samples. EPA crew collecting soil samples. Visible erosion patterns at the downstream historic tailings cell. Close up view of historic tailings material. Looking towards the downstream historic tailings cell from the upstream historic tailings cell. Looking across the slopes of the upstream historic tailings cell. Looking across the slopes of the upstream historic tailings cell towards the downstream historic tailings cell. Imogene Creek cutting through historic tailings. Confluence of Sneffels Creek and Imogene Creek. Looking across Canyon Creek at contaminated soil entering the creek. Looking across Canyon Creek towards the downstream tailings cell. Note the side channel eroding into the deposits. Previous re-vegetation of the modern tailings cell. Imogene Creek above the crossing after it was reconstructed in 2017. Imogene Creek looking upstream from the crossing after it was reconstructed in 2017. Water from of one of the seeps that will be diverted around the historic tailings. Water from a tributary that will be diverted around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of the water diversion channel being constructed up-gradient of the historic tailings deposits. This channel will capture and route water from the nearby hillside around the historic tailings. View of a french drain being constructed in the historic tailings deposits. Limited discharge into Canyon Creek from the historic tailings after upland sources of water (seeps) were diverted around the tailings. This discharge eventually ceased as the tailings dried out. View of the upstream historic tailings pile from across the valley. Note the equipment that was mobilized in the summer of 2018. Re-working the upstream historic tailings pile to pull it back away from Canyon Creek. Re-working the upstream historic tailings pile to pull it back away from Canyon Creek. View of the upstream historic tailings as they are being pulled back away from the confluence. View of Imogene Creek from its confluence with Sneffels Creek before the tailings are pulled back from the banks. Panoramic view of the upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Installing rip-rap and capping tailings along Canyon Creek. Armoring the banks of Imogene Creek above the confluence. Imogene Creek at low flow just above the confluence as rip-rap is being installed. Sneffels Creek above the confluence as rip-rap is being placed. Rock placed along the banks of Canyon Creek. Rock placed along the banks of Canyon Creek to prevent erosion. Tailings excavated from along Canyon Creek and moved to the top of the deposit. Rock being installed along the banks at the confluence during low flows to prevent erosion. Rock being installed along the banks of Canyon Creek to prevent erosion. Rock being installed along the banks of Canyon Creek during low flows to prevent erosion. Rock being installed along the banks of Canyon Creek during low flows to prevent erosion. Upstream historic tailings being re-graded. Excavated portion of historic tailings.