United States
           Environmental Protection
           Agency
Office of
Emergency and
Remedial Response
EPA/ROD/R10-90/022
March 1990
&EPA    Superfund
           Record  of Decision:
           Silver Mountain  Mine, WA

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4. Tide and Subtitle
  SUPERFUND RECORD OF DECISION
  Silver Mountain Mine, WA
        Remedial Action -  Final
                                                                    5. Report Oat*
                                                                       03/27/90
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 9. Performing Organization Name and Addles*
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EPA/ROD/RIO-90/022
Silver Mountain Mine, WA

     Abstract (Continued)

drainage area, and bedrock are metals including arsenic (naturally occurring) and other
inorganics including cyanide.  Ground water beneath the site contains relatively high
levels of dissolved anions and cations as well as metals and cyanide associated with the
mine dump material, however, low ground water quality and quantity make it an unlikely
drinking water source and will not be addressed by this remedial action.

 The selected remedial action for this site includes consolidating all contaminated soil
and mine dump material with the leach heap, followed by grading and contouring the
consolidated 5,740 cubic yards of contaminated materials;  capping the heap and
consolidated materials with a soil/clay cap; plugging the mine entrance and removing a
mine drainage pipe that supplies the animal water supply tank and installing a new well
for an alternate animal water supply; implementing institutional controls including deed
restrictions; and ground water monitoring.  The estimated present worth cost for the
remedial action is $635,600, which includes an annual O&M cost of $39,650 for 30 years.

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                            DECLARATION

                    for  the  Silver Mountain Mine
                          Superfund Site

                        RECORD OF DECISION
SITE NAME AND LOCATION

    Silver Mountain Mine
    Okanogan County, Washington


STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE

    This decision document presents the selected remedial action
for the Silver Mountain Mine site, developed in accordance with
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986, and, to the extent practicable', the
National Contingency Plan.  This decision is based on the
Administrative Record for this site.  The attached index
identifies the items that comprise the Administrative Record upon
which the selection of remedial action is based.

    The State of Washington has verbally concurred on the selected
remedy.


ASSESSMENT OF THE SITE

    Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from
this site, if not addressed by implementing the response action
selected in this ROD, may present an imminent and substantial
endangerment to public health, welfare, or the environment.


SELECTED REMEDY DESCRIPTION

    This is the first and final Record of Decision, because the
entire site is being handled as a single operable unit.  The
Silver Mountain site is an abandoned mine dump where a heap
leaching operation left cyanide and arsenic contamination.  The
Washington Department of Ecology stabilized the site in 1985,
treating the immediate threat of cyanide in the leach -heap.  The
selected remedy will provide long-term environmental protection
by:

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        consolidating  and grading approximately 5740 cubic yards
        of contaminated materials;

        covering  the materia-ls with a soil/clay cap";

        fencing the site and sealing the entrance to the mine;

        disconnecting  the mine drainage pipe  from the existing
        stock tank and installing a new well  in the Horse Springs
        Coulee aquifer to provide an alternate water supply  for
        the cattle;

        placing a deed restriction to protect the cap; and

        monitoring the groundwater to assure  that it does not
        become contaminated.  if groundwater  analyses indicate
        contamination  at a concentration in excess of the U.S.
        Environmental  Protection Agency health-based levels, a
        contingent groundwater treatment program will be
        implemented.   Notice will be provided to the community of.
        the groundwater sampling and results  and any potential
        contamination.
DECLARATION

    The selected remedy is protective of human health and the
environment, complies with federal and state requirements that are
applicable or relevant and appropriate to this remedial action,
and is cost-effective.  This remedy utilizes permanent solutions
and alternative treatment (or resource recovery) technologies to
the maximum extent practicable.  An early treatment action was
conducted at this site.  This final remedy, in conjunction with
the early treatment action,  satisfies the statutory preference for
treatment.  However, because additional treatment of the wastes at
this site was not found to be practicable, this final remedy alone
does not satisfy the statutory preference for treatment as a
principal element of the remedy.  The level of risk remaining at
the site and the existing state of technology rendered treatment
not feasible for this site.

    As mining wastes, the wastes at this site are categorically
exempt from classification as hazardous wastes under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), pursuant to 40 CFR
261.4(b)(7); therefore, the RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions do not
apply.

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     Because this remedy will result in hazardous substances.
 remaining onsite above health-based levels, a review will be
 conducted within five years after commencement of remedial action
 to ensure that the remedy continues to provide adequate protection
 of human health and the environment.
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                                                     6-6 t, ~
 Date
Thomas P. Dunne
Acting Regional Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 10

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                          DECISION SUMMARY
                    for  the Silver Mountain Mine
                          Superfund Site
                         RECORD OF DECISION
                         Table of Contents
                                                               Page
I.  Site Description                            ....                1
II. Site History and Enforcement Actions                         3
III.  Community Relations History                                4
IV.  Scope and Role of Response Action                           5
V.  Site Characteristics                                         7
VI.  Summary of Site Risks                                       9
VII,..  Description of Alternatives                               18
VIII.  Summary of Comparative Analysis of Alternatives          21
IX.  The Selected Remedy                                        26
X.  Statutory Determinations                                    31
XI.  Responsiveness Summary                                     37
Administrative Record Index

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I.  SITE DESCRIPTION

Name and Location

        The Silver Mountain Mine site is located in Okanogan
    County, north-central Washington Csouthwest quarter of Section
    34, T38N, R26E).  The site is six air miles northwest of the
    town of Tonasket (population 1055)  and lies in a north-south
    running valley known as Horse Springs Coulee (see Figure 1).


Description

        The Silver Mountain Mine site consists of five acres.  The
    area surrounding the site is semi-arid with scrub vegetation ,
    and is used primarily for cattle grazing.     Sagebrush and
    bunchgrass characterize the area at and around the site.
    Typical wildlife in the area include deer., coyote, field mice,
    snakes, and various birds, including raptors.  There is
    evidence that marmots are also using the site.  The Remedial
    Investigation (RI)  report includes a list of the species of
    concern.

        From county road 9410, an unpaved access road leads 1.5
    miles to the site,  part of which is surrounded by a
    barbed-wire fence.   The nearest residence is a single family
    dwelling on a farm three miles south of the site.  At this
    location a domestic well  (sampled during the Remedial
    Investigation) serves the residence, and a larger well
    supplies water for irrigation.  The nearest well to the site
    is approximately two miles from the site and is used for
    cattle watering and irrigation.

        The main features of  interest at the site are a heap of
    mined material ("leach heap") and a trench remaining from an
    abandoned cyanide heap leaching operation ("leachate pond").
    Both the heap and the pond are presently covered with a
    scrim-reinforced hypalon liner (the "cover").  Directly west
    of the leach heap is a larger pile of unprocessed mined
    material (the "mine dump").

        The foundations of a  former mill building are about 250
    feet southwest of the heap.  A mine entrance is located
    approximately 200 feet west of the heap, and water from
    saturated mine workings is piped from within the portal to a
    cattle watering trough outside the fenced area.  Approximately
    75 feet south of the heap was a shallow well, now sealed and
    abandoned.   A small freshwater seep northwest of the heap
    creates a small shallow pool of standing water.

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                 Figure  1.  site Location Map
                                                     Oroville
                                                     1 mile
EXPLANATION
Omak and Okanogan
     18 miles
                                                         Blisford
                              SILVER
                           ^MOUNTAIN
                            ?  MINE

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II.  SITE HISTORY AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

History

        Historical records for this site are sparse,  silver
    Mountain Mine was originally opened as the Silver star in 1902
    by the Silver Star Mining Corporation, Tonasket, Washington.
    Silver, gold, and copper were all extracted from the mine,
    which went through several changes in ownership before the
    Silver Mountain Mining Company of Tacoma, Washington, acquired
    the mineral rights to the property in 1951.  By 1956, the mine
    workings totalled 2000 feet.  A 400-ton-per-day capacity mill
    was constructed on the site in 1952 and dismantled by 1977;
    observations made in the course of the RI at this site
    indicate that little if any ore was ever processed at the
    mill.

        In 1979, the Silver Mountain Mining Company, Inc., changed
    its name to Lead Point Consolidated Mines Company.  In
    February 1980, Lead Point Consolidated Mines leased the
    mineral rights to a limited partnership of J. Wayne Tatman and
    G. Patrick Morris, or J.W.T. and G.P.M., Ltd., who operated
    the property as Precious Metals Extractions, Ltd. (PME).  In
    1985, both Lead Point Consolidated Mines and PME were owned in
    partnership by J. Wayne Tatman and-G. Patrick Morris.

        From 1980 to 1981, PME constructed and operated a cyanide
    leach heap of previously mined material in an attempt to
    extract silver and gold. • The heap consisted of about 5300
    tons of ore in a 100' x 105' x 14' pile on top of a 20 ml
    plastic liner.  About 4400 pounds of sodium cyanide was mixed
    with water and sprayed on the top of the heap.  The
    cyanide-laden effluent was then collected in a leachate pond
    at the base of the heap.  The leach heap operation was
    abandoned in late 1981 without cleanup of contaminated
    material.

        In June 1981, the owner of the surface rights to the
    property informed Okanogan County Health Department officials
    of the heap leaching operation.  The Health Department
    collected samples from the site, and the Washington Department
    of Ecology (Ecology) also investigated the site.  In 1982,
    Ecology took an early action to treat the cyanide at the site
    by using sodium hypochlorite to partially neutralize the
    leachate pond and heap.  EPA conducted a Preliminary
    Assessment and Site Inspection in 1984;  the site was added to
    the National Priorities List the same year.  In 1985, Ecology
    conducted a site stabilization effort which included removal
    of liquids from the leachate pond and installation of a 33 ml
    plastic cover over the heap and pond to reduce infiltration.
    Empty cyanide drums were also removed, a fence was installed,
    and the site was posted.  The U.S. Bureau of Mines, under an

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     Interagency Agreement with EPA,  performed a Remedial
     Investigation/Feasibility Study .(RI/FS)  at the site in 1988
     and 1989.

 Enforcement  Activities

         No enforcement actions have  been taken thus far.   Special
     notice letters were issued to the  identified Potentially
     Responsible Parties (PRPs):   James E.  Brosseau;  Norman A.
     Lamb;  M. Blair Ogden; G.  Patrick Morris;  J.  Wayne  Tatman,  who
     cannot be located and apparently has left the country;  and
     James  McDaniel,  the owner of the surface  rights  to the site.
     The Special Notice letters informed the  PRPs of  the need for
     an RI/FS at this site and sought their participation.   All of
     the recipients of the Special Notice letters declined  to
     participate in the RI/FS.


 III.   COMMUNITY RELATIONS HISTORY

     The CERCLA requirements (as amended by SARA)  for public
 participation  include releasing the  Remedial  Investigation and
 Feasibility  Study  Reports and  the proposed plan to the public.
 EPA  did this in January 1990 by placing both  of the  documents  in
 the  information repositories and mailing copies of the proposed
 plan to individuals  on the mailing list.   EPA published a  notice
 of the release of  the RI/FS and proposed plan in the North
 Okanogan County Gazette Tribune on January 25,  1990  and the
 Wenatchee  World on January 28,  1990.   Notice  of the  public comment
 period and the public meeting  discussing the  proposed  plan were
 both included  in the newspaper notices.   The  public  meeting was
 cancelled  due  to severe weather conditions.   Local newspapers  were
 notified and signs were posted at the  meeting hall to  notify the
 public of  the  cancelled meeting.   Newpaper notices indicating  that
 comments were  still  desired from the public were published in  the
 Wenatchee  World on February 11,  1990 and the  Gazette Tribune on
(February 15,  1990.   EPA received comments, which are summarized in
 the  Responsiveness Summary portion of  this document.

     To date, the following community relations activities  have
 been conducted by  EPA at the Silver  Mountain  Mine site:

     b    September  1987 - EPA's contractor, Woodward-Clyde
         Consultants, interviewed local residents and officials
         during preparation of the Community  Relations  Plan.

     o    December 1987 - Community Relations  Plan was published.

     o    October 12,  1988 - EPA distributed a fact sheet announcing
         the startup of the Remedial  Investigation.

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    o   March  1989  -  information repository established at
        Okanogan County  Courthouse.

    o   April  28, 1989 - EPA distributed a second  fact sheet
        explaining  the RI work being conducted at  the site.  The
        fact sheet  was in response to  inquiries  from the public to
        Bureau of Mines  personnel working at the site.

    o   January 25, 1990 - A public notice in the  Gazette Tribune
        described the availability of  the proposed plan and the
        RI/FS, and  announced the dates of the public meeting and
        public comment period.

    o   January 26, 1990 - EPA released the proposed plan fact
        sheet, which  explains the results of the RI/FS and EPA's
        preferred plan,  to persons on  the mailing  list for public
        comment.  The fact sheet announced a public meeting for
        February 8, 1990, and gave the dates of  the public comment
        period.
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    o   January 28, 1990 - A public notice in the  Wenatchee World
        described the availability of  the proposed plan and the
        RI/FS, and  announced the dates of the public meeting and
        public comment period.

    o   January 29-February 28, 1990 - Public comment period for
        proposed plan and RI/FS.

    o   February 8, 1990 - Public meeting in Okanogan scheduled,
        but cancelled due to snow.

    o   February 11 and  15, 1990 - Newspapers published notices
        indicating  that  comments were  still desired from the
        public, and that EPA would reschedule the  public meeting
        if requested.  No requests were received.

    o   March  1990  -  Responsiveness Summary prepared.


IV.  SCOPE AND ROLE OF RESPONSE ACTION

    Some CERCLA sites are separated into distinct  "operable
units," such as the groundwater unit and the soils unit, in order
to most efficiently remediate the contamination  and reduce
exposures.  The Silver Mountain Mine site is not separated into
operable units;  the entire site was addressed in  the early
actions at this site or  in this Record of Decision.

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Figure 2.    Detailed  Features  of  the  Silver Mountain Mine  site
                                                                           100 FEET
                                                                  Silver Mountain Mine
                                                                     ACCOM Road
         Monitor Wall No.
                                                                   nrtor Wall No.
                                                             Abandoned Monitor Wall
                                                          Abandoned Min« Wall
                                                   1 Monitor Wall No. 3

                                      EXPLANATION
                               Mine access roads
                                and dozer cuts

                                  Jeep roads
                                 Adit, dashed
                                where inferred
Building foundation
   Mine tailings


 Waterline, buried

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V.  SITE CHARACTERISTICS

Leach Heap

        The  leach  heap  (see  Figure  2)  is approximately  180  feet by
    140 feet by 14  feet high.  It contains about 5300 tons  of
    soils and rock  taken  from the mine.  The contaminants of
    concern  in the  heap are  arsenic and cyanide.  The arsenic is
    naturally occurring,  being an element common to hydrothermal
    mineral deposits in the  northwestern United States.  In order
    to determine the mobility of the arsenic, a petrographic
    analysis was done.  This analysis determined that the arsenic
    is predominantly in the  forms of arsenopyrite and arsenic-
    bearing pyrite, which are stable (relatively immobile)
    compounds.  However,  over time, the sulphur in arsenopyrite
    and pyrite can  be  rxidized, allowing the arsenic to become
    more mobile in  the environment.

        Cyanide in the heap  is a result of the leaching operations
    conducted in 1980 and 1981.  Most of the cyanide used has been
    removed during  the original operations, through natural
    degradation, or during treatment operations carried out by the
    Washington Department of Ecology.  Concentrations of total
    cyanide remaining in  the heap range up to 173 mg/kg.
   . Approximately  10% of  the cyanide in the heap is in  the  weak
    acid dissociable form, meaning  it is readily soluble.   The
    remainder is less mobile, although it could become  more mobile
    under weathering conditions.

Mine Dump

        Approximately 5200 tons of  "mine dump" material was placed
    in four piles on the  site  (see  Figure 2).  This is  rock and
    soil that was excavated  during  mining operations but was never
    processed.  About 40% of the mine dump material was
    mineralized by  natural hydrothermal solutions and contains
    elevated concentrations  of arsenic ranging up to 1080 mg/kg.
    The remaining  60% is  similar to the overburden of a surface
    mine.  The form and mobility of the arsenic in the  mine dump
    material is the same  as  that of the arsenic in the  leach heap.
Soil
        Soil  around  the  site  was  sampled  to  determine the extent
    of effects from  mining or leaching operations.  Soil  samples
    were analyzed for the same inorganic  parameters as heap and
    mine dump materials.  With the exception of arsenic,  the  soil
    samples beneath  the  pond  liner were found to have
    concentrations of major and minor constituents similar to
    those found in the heap and mine dump.   Concentrations of
    arsenic were appreciably  lower, with  a maximum arsenic
    concentration .of 274 mg/kg beneath the pond liner.

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    Concentrations of several trace elements in soils beneath the
    liner were also less than those in the heap and dump,
    especially zinc, copper, and lead.  One sample, however,
    showed very high values, indicating the presence of some
    heap-type material, as well as leakage of cyanide (101 mg/kg)
    beneath the pond liner.

        Nearby soils samples were also similar in major and minor
    elemental composition to the leach heap, with the exception of
    appreciably lower levels of arsenic, sodium, and several trace
    elements.  Cyanide was not found in soil samples.  The twq
    background samples differed in most constituents from both the
    heap material and the nearby soil samples; all trace elements
    except barium occurred at lower levels.

        Soil samples were also analyzed for organic chemicals.
    However, none of the field samples had results appreciably
    different from the blank samples, indicating that past
    operations have not resulted in organic contamination at the
    site.

Groundwater

        The shallow aquifer under the site ranges from a- few
    inches thick to 3.1 feet thick, and groundwater velocity is
    estimated to be 1.3 feet per year.  Due to its contact with
    mineralized bedrock or mine dump material, groundwater
    contains relatively high concentrations of dissolved anions
    and cations (chloride,- sulfate, calcium, and magnesium) as
    well as metals, such as arsenic, antimony, copper, iron,
    silver, and zinc.  The low quantity and relative quality of
    the groundwater make it an unlikely source of drinking water.
    Cyanide was detected under the heap in concentrations ranging
    from 31 to 281 ug/1.
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        The shallow aquifer under the site is thought to join the
    main part of the Horse Springs Coulee aquifer downgradient of
    the site.  A domestic well and two irrigation wells in the
    Horse Springs Coulee aquifer and downgradient of the site were
    sampled and no elevated levels of contaminants were found.

Surface Water

        Surface water at the site consists of a small seep with
    minimal flow and mine drainage which is piped to a stock
    watering tank  (see Figure 2).  Surface water does not travel
    from onsite to offsite streams, lakes, or other open water.
    Arsenic is the major contaminant found in surface water
    onsite.  Dissolved arsenic concentration in the stock tank was
    91 ug/1, the highest of any water sample taken during the
    field investigation.

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Migration Pathways

         Contamination  is  believed  to originate  from  four main
    sources:  the leach heap, mine dump, mine drainage, and
    bedrock.  Leaching, weathering, erosion, infiltration and
    other processes and mechanisms have intermixed contamination
    from man-made and  natural sources, and transported it to other
    media.  The potential exposure pathways are through
    groundwater, air,  surface water and soil contact.

         The potential  for airborne migration of arsenic or cyanide
    is minimal.  The heap is presently covered with  a 33-mil
    hypalon liner.  Should the liner fail, the top layer of the
    heap is so course  that very little contaminated  soil would
    blow from the heap, as estimated by worst case modelling.

         Likewise, the  potential for transport of contaminants from
    the  site via surface water is minimal.  The topography at the
    site is relatively flat and there is no connection with
    surface water bodies  in the area.  The closest surface water
    is approximately two miles from the site.

         The main potential pathway of off-site  contaminant
    migration identified  for this site is the regional groundwater
    system (the Horse  Springs Coulee aquifer).  As stated above,
    cyanide and arsenic were detected in the shallow aquifer under
    the  site during the remedial investigation.  The quantity of
    water flowing through the shallow aquifer is very low (with an
    estimated specific discharge of 0.1 ft/yr), and  it currently
    is not used as a source of drinking water, rather it connects
    with the regional  aquifer downgradient of the site.
    Groundwater sampling will continue to confirm whether elevated
    concentrations of  contaminants from the site are affecting the
    Horse Springs Coulee aquifer.

         Potential exposure pathways for contaminants in soil
    include inadvertent ingestion  (e.g., while eating or smoking),
    direct dermal contact, and inhalation of suspended
    particulates.  The last of these is not considered
    significant, since it is unlikely that contaminated soil
    particles will be  inhaled unless the heap is disturbed.


VI.  SUMMARY OF SITE RISKS

Introduction

         A baseline risk assessment was conducted as  part of the
    Remedial Investigation to estimate the risks to  human health
    and  the environment that are posed by the existing conditions
    at the Silver Mountain Mine site.  The baseline  risk
    assessment estimated that there are unacceptable potential

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    risks to" human health, in particular, to future workers at the
    site.  Risks to human health and the environment are
    summarized below.

Contaminants of Concern

         Inorganic contaminants are the most prevalent ones at
    Silver Mountain Mine.  Soils, sampling conducted in the areas
    most likely to be contaminated with organic chemicals (fuels,
    solvents, etc.) identified few organics.  Low levels of
    methylene chloride, benzoic acid, bis (2 ethylhexyl)
    phthalate, benzyl alcohol, and acetone were found in some
    samples, but are believed to be laboratory contaminants based
    on quality assurance of the data.

         The contaminants that were considered of potential concern
    in the risk assessment are listed in Table 1, along with their
    average, highest (upper bound), and "reasonable maximum
    exposure" concentrations.  To establish the reasonable maximum
    exposure concentration, the upper 95% confidence limit on the
    average was used, unless it exceeded the maximum value, in
    which case the maximum was used.  The risk assessment
    determined that the media of concern are limited to soil and
    groundwater.

Exposure Assessment

    a.  Population at Risk (Present and Future)

         The land immediately surrounding the site is owned by a
    Loomis resident who uses the land for cattle grazing.  The
    nearest residence is three miles away; the nearest towns
    (Loomis and Tonasket) are approximately six miles away.

         It has been reported that local teenagers frequent the
    site.  Early reports indicate that warning signs posted around
    the site were removed more than once, and Department of
    Ecology records document that after the placement of the pond
    and heap cover, much of the rope used to hold this down was
    removed.  Based on this information, only visitors to the site
    are thought to be currently exposed.

         In the baseline risk assessment  (which assumes  no cleanup
    of the site), it is expected that the site will continue to be
    accessible to visitors.  Others who could be exposed in the
    future include workers at the site, or residents if people
    choose to live there.  If it becomes profitable to continue
    the original mining activity, exposure to mine workers would
    be.a distinct possibility.  Workers and residents-are expected
    to spend far more time at the site than infrequent visitors,
    and as a result would be at greater risk.

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Table  1.   Contaminant Concentrations Used to Estimate Risk
CONTAMINANT

Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromi urn
Copper
Cyanide
Fluoride *
Lead
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Nitrate "
Nitrite *
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Tin
Vanadi urn
Zinc

AVE.
3.0
342.5
53.2
0.3
2.0
10.4
134.7
21.9
o.o
82.4
576.7
0.2
29.6
0.0
0.0
0.8
8.4
0.2
0.0
18. 3
224.3
SOIL
(mg/kg)
U.B.
9.1
631.6
109.5
0.7
4.2
16.0
510.4
96.3
0.0
193.9
938.0
0.6
48.8
0.0
0.0
1.6
33.8
0.9
0.0
30.6
554.1

RME
4.9
420.3
60.9
0.4
2.4
11.8
185.6
35.1
0.0
103.5
630.9
0.3
33.3
0.0
0.0
1-0
11.9
0.3
0.0
21.8
274.9

AVE.
14.7
10.7
61.0
0.9
1.5
11.1
20.2
40.8
0.4
8.7
166.0
0.1
15.6
37.1
0.3
1.7
2.5
0.1
15.4
11.5
. 42.1
WATER
(ug/1)
U.3.
40.4
14.3
136.0
1.5
2.9
31.6
56.7
281.0
0.7
23.2
421.0
0.1
38.4
120.8
1.3
3.9
2.5
0.1
31.5
40.7
129.0

RME
40.4
14.3
136.0
1.5
2.9
31.6
56.7
122.3
0.5
23.2
421.0
0.1
38.4
76.3
1.3
3.9
2.5
0.1
31.5
40.7
129.0
       • Water concentrations are in mg/1.
       RME • Reasonable maximum exposure
       Ave. * Average
       U.B. * Upper-bound

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     As far as could be determined  from available records,
 there  has  never been residential occupation  at  the  Silver
 Mountain Mine site.   Nor does residential growth into  the
 immediate  vicinity appear likely in the near future, due to
 the  area's sparse population and the  low availability  of
 gro.undwa.ter in the vicinity  of the mine as compared with the
 central  part of the Coulee.

     Given  the above conditions, a  future  industrial (i.e.,.
 mine worker)  exposure was chosen as the reasonable  maximum
 exposure,  in accordance with the National Contingency  Plan,
 and  was  used as a basis for  the following risk  assessment.


 b. -Exposure Pathways and Scenarios

     The  main pathways of concern are:
         Ingestion of contaminated  groundwater,
         Ingestion of soil, and
         Dermal contact with soil.

     Parameters used to estimate the reasonable  maximum
 exposure are a combination of average  and upper-bound
 industrial scenario parameters.  Doses were  calculated
 separately to estimate noncarcinogenic and cancer risks using
 two  models developed by EPA  Region 10.  Using the first model,
 dose is  estimated for noncarcinogenic  endpoints by  averaging
 chemical intake over the critical period of  exposure for each
 pathway.   For chemicals other than copper, nitrate  and
 nitrite, long-term (chronic) exposure  is the most critical,
.and  chemical intake was averaged over  7 years.   This is the
 shortest period to which the chronic  oral reference dose may
 appropriately be applied.  Adverse effects of copper,  nitrate
 and  nitrite result principally from short term  (acute)
 exposure;  therefore,  average intakes were calculated
 separately for these using a 6-month  averaging  period.

     The  second model is used to estimate  dose for each pathway
 for  cancer risk estimation.  Current  scientific opinion is
 that an  increase in cancer risk from  chemical exposure is  a
 function of the average lifetime intake, or  dose.   Dose
 received is summed over the  exposure  period  and then averaged
 over a person's life.

     To determine the overall chemical intake, doses must  be
 summed across all relevant pathways.   In this case, it is
 reasonable to assume that a  person will be concurrently
 exposed  to contaminants by three routes:  soil  ingestion,
 dermal contact with soil,  and  ingestion of drinking water.
 Therefore,  doses from these  pathways  have been  added to
 determine  the cumulative dose.

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Toxicitv Assessment
        Cancer potency  factors  (CPFs) have been developed by EPA's
    Carcinogenic Assessment Group for estimating excess lifetime
    cancer risks associated with exposure to potentially
    carcinogenic chemicals.  CPFs, which are expressed in units of
    (mg/kg/day)"  , are multiplied by the estimated  intake of a
    potential carcinogen, in mg/kg/day, to provide an upper-bound
    estimate of the excess lifetime cancer risk associated with
    exposure at that intake level.  The term "upper bound"
    reflects a conservative estimate of the risks calculated from
    the CPF.  Use of this approach makes underestimation of the
    actual cancer risk highly unlikely.  Cancer potency factors
    are derived from the results of human epidemiological studies
    or chronic animal bioassays to which animal-to-human
    extrapolation and mathematical extrapolation models have been
    applied.

        Reference doses  (RfDs) have been developed by EPA for
    evaluating the potential for adverse noncarcinogenic health
    effects resulting from chemical exposure.  RfDs, which are
    expressed in units of mg/kg/day, are estimates of daily
    exposure levels for humans, including sensitive individuals,
    below which noncarcinogenic effects are not expected to occur.
    Estimated intakes of chemicals from environmental media (e.g.,
    the amount of a chemical ingested from contaminated drinking
    water) can be compared to the RfD.  RfDs are derived from
    human epidemiological studies or animal studies to which
    uncertainty and modifying factors have been applied (e.g., to
    account for the use of animal data to predict effects on
    humans).  These uncertainty factors help ensure that the RfD
    will not underestimate the potential for adverse
    noncarcinogenic effects to occur.

        Table 2 lists cancer potency factors and reference doses
    for contaminants of concern identified in the baseline risk
    assessment.
        Table 2.  Cancer Potency Factors & Reference Doses
Contaminant
Arsenic
Cyanide
Antimony
Lead
Nitrate
Nitrite
Oral
CPF
(mg/kg/day)
50
none
none
none
none
none
Chronic Oral
Reference Dose
(mg/kg/day)
1 E-03*
2 E-02
4 E-04
none devel ' d
1 E+00
1 E-01
Level of Confidence
not established
medium
low
not applicable
high
hicrh
* 1 E-03 = 1 x 10"

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Risk Characterization

        Excess lifetime cancer risks are determined by multiplying
    the average daily dose with the cancer potency factor.  These
    risks are probabilities that are generally expressed in
    scientific notation (e.-g^, 1x10"- or 1 E-06).  An excess
    lifetime cancer risk of 1 E-06 indicates that, as an upper
    bound, an individual has a one in one million chance of
    developing cancer as a result of site-related exposure to a
    carcinogen over a lifetime under the specific exposure
    conditions at the site.  Because these are upper bound
    estimates, it is likely that the actual risk is less than the
    estimated excess cancer* risk.

        Potential concern for noncarcinogenic effects of a single
    contaminant in a single medium is expressed as the hazard
    quotient (HQ) (or the ratio of the estimated intake derived
    from the contaminant concentration in a given medium to the
    contaminant's reference dose).  By adding the HQs for all
    contaminants within a medium or across all media to which a
    given population may reasonably be exposed, the Hazard Index
    (HI) can be generated.  The HI provides a useful reference
    point for gauging the. potential significance of multiple
    contaminant exposures within a single medium or across media.

    a.  Excess Lifetime Cancer Risks

        Future lifetime cancer estimates are based entirely on
    exposure to arsenic assuming industrial site usage and
    reasonable maximum exposure arsenic concentrations«  In
    addition to arsenic, other contaminants at the Silver Mountain
    Mine site that are known or probable human carcinogens are
    beryllium, cadmium, chromium,  nickel, and lead.  However,
    beryllium, cadmium, chromium,  and nickel have only been found
    to be carcinogenic via inhalation.  As stated above,
    inhalation of particulates and volatiles is not a significant
    pathway for this site.  The carcinogenicity of lead could not
    be evaluated because a cancer potency factor has not been
    established at this time.  The carcinogenic risk from exposure
    to arsenic is shown in Table 3 for each exposure pathway.

    b.  Noncarcinogenic Effects

        Risks of developing noncarcinogenic effects are presented
    in terms of a hazard quotient and hazard index.  If the
    exposure is equal to or less than the RfD—a hazard quotient
    of 1.0 or less—then adverse effects are not expected.  If the
    hazard quotient is greater than 1.0, there is an increasing
    chance that adverse effects will occur.  The hazard indices,
    summed across each exposure pathway, are shown in Table 3.
    Table 4 shows the noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic risks
    broken down by contaminant and medium.

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            Table 3.   Carcinogenic & Noncarcinogenic Risks
Patl
Soil  ingestion            2.3 E-04
Water ingestion           2.4 E-04
Dermal contact            1.9 E-03
Particulate  inhalation   0.0 E+00
Vapor inhalation          0.0 E+00
Total Risk                 2.3 E-03
renic Ris)
   rd Quotient
   2.7 E-01
   3.1 E+00
   2.2 E+00
   0.0 E+00
   0.0 E+00
   5.5
        Table 4.   Reasonable Maximum Exposure Risks  by Medium
                       A.  NONCARCINOGENIC
                                                  Rfd
                                                  Ratio
                                            Hater
                 Soil
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryl 1 1 urn
Cadmium
Chromi urn
Copper
Cyanide
Fluoride
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Nitrate
Nitrite
Selenium
Silver
Thallium
Tin
Vanadium
Zinc
1.7E+00
2.5E-01
4.7E-02
5.1E-03
9.8E-02
1.1E-01
2.5E-02
4.2E-01
2.0E-01
3.6E-02
S.7E-03
3.3E-02
O.OEfOO
O.OE+00
2.2E-02
1.4E-02
1.1E-02
9.0E-04
7.8E-02
1.1E-02
6.3E-02
2.2E+00
6.3E-03
4.2E-04
2.SE-02
1.2E-02
1.1 E-04
3.7E-02
O.OE+00
1.6E-02
S.OE-03
8.7E-03
a.OE+00
O.OE+00
1.7E-03
2.1E-02
1.7E-02
O.OE+00
1.3E-02
7.1E-03
                               Hazard Index:
       3.1
2.4
                               Combined Hazard Index:
             5.5
                       B.  CARCINOGENIC (Arsenic only)
                                  Water


                                  2.4E-04
           Soil


          2.1E-03
                               Total risk:
    2.3E-03

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             Table  5.   Stock Tank Drinking Water Risks
                Noncarcinogenic Risks
               Compound
Hazard quotient
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryl 1 ium
Cadmium
Chromium
Cyanide
Fluoride
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Selenium
Silver
Thall ium
Tin
Vanadium
Zinc
O.OE*00
1.6E*00
3.4E-03
1.7E-03
1.7E-02
3.4E-03
4.1E-03
7.1E-05
2.0E-04
S.7E-03
1.1E-02
O.OE+00
1.4E-02
1.1E-02
2.9E-04
2.4E-03
S.1E-04
.Carcinogenic Risk


Compound     Risk
                                          Arsenic
                                                   1.6E-03
               Hazard Index
  1.7E+00
         The total noncarcinogenic hazard  quotient for the water in
    the  stock tank is 1.7.  Arsenic, with a  hazard quotient of
    1.6,  accounts for nearly all of this  risk.   The risks
    presented by the stock tank are shown in Table 5 above.
Conclusions - Human Health Risks

         At the Silver Mountain Mine site,  the most important
    exposures  routes are ingestion of and  dermal  contact with
    soil,  and  ingestion of groundwater or  surface water.

         Using  reasonable maximum exposure  assumptions, arsenic,
    antimony,  and cyanide are the most important  contaminants in
    water.  Nitrate/nitrite and lead were  each present in a single
    groundwater sample at concentrations above extablished
    criteria,  though these samples may not be representative of
    overall site conditions.  Exposure to  arsenic in water could
    result in  an increased cancer risk of  2 in ten. thousand.
    There  is also a risk of noncarcinogenic effects, mainly
    neurologic, liver, and skin related, from arsenic, cyanide and

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    other chemicals.  The hazard quotient for these effects is
    2.5.

        The most  important contaminant in soil is arsenic.
    Exposure to soil could result in an increased cancer risk of
    two in one thousand.  The hazard index of 2.4 indicates that
    soil exposure could also result in a risk of noncarcinogenic
    effects, principally skin and neurologic disorders.

        Uncertainty  is  inherent  in all risk assessments.  The
    major sources of uncertainty in the Silver Mountain Mine risk
    assessment are toxicity reference values, assumed future land
    use, the actual toxicity/risk of the dermal pathway, and the
    water data (as mentioned above).  Due to the uncertainty in
    these and other areas, conservative assumptions were made in
    order to be protective of human health.

        Actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances from
    this site, if not addressed by implementing the response
    action selected in this Record of Decision, may present an
    imminent and substantial endangerment to public health,
    welfare, or the environment.


Environmental Risks

        The greatest risk to wildlife and plants appears to be
    from the arsenic concentrations in the soils surrounding the
    leach heap.  These soils are contaminated with levels of
    arsenic toxic to vegetation and ruminants, and are likely to
    be utilized by sagebrush biota, although the area involved is
    small.  In the future, once the heap cover deteriorates, there
    may be some acute toxicity at times from temporary ponding of
    leachate.  Soils from the heap and dump may exert their
    potential toxicity if they erode, spread out, leach, etc.

        There is no current risk to wildlife or plants  from
    groundwater, and no future risk is anticipated.  Surface
    waters, however, attract wildlife, enhancing exposure to toxic
    levels of pollutants within those waters.  The mine drainage
    to the trough will probably continue to be a source of
    elevated arsenic concentrations.  To a lesser extent, the seep
    area may continue to be a source of elevated aluminum, copper,
    and lead.

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VII.  DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES

    The Feasibility Study developed eight alternatives, utilizing
a variety of treatment, containment, and disposal options, to
reduce the risks remaining at the site after early initial
treatment actions.  The three alternatives which best met the
evaluation criteria (protectiveness, cost effectiveness,
compliance with regulations) were selected for detailed analysis
and are described below, along with the no action alternative,
which must be considered to comply with the NCP.  As discussed
further in Section X of this document, the primary applicable or
relevant and appropriate regulations are action-specific.  There
are no location-specific ARARs for this site, and the Safe
Drinking Water Act standards are the only potentially applicable
chemical-specific ARAR.  The alternatives are referred to by the
numbers assigned in the Feasibility Study and Proposed Plan.


Alternative 1:  No Action

        This  alternative leaves  the site as-is, with no  treatment
    or containment of contaminated materials and no restrictions
    on site access.  The leach heap is subjected to all normal
    weathering forces and seasonal water runoff.  No ARARs are
    invoked, and thus none are violated.


Alternative 2:  Grading. Clav/Soil Cap. Institutional Controls.
and Groundwater Monitoring

        This  alternative consists of  a series of actions  leading
    to capping the leach heap.   First, all contaminated materials
    on site are consolidated onto the leach heap, with sampling
    conducted to verify that contaminated materials are adequately
    consolidated.  These contaminated materials consist of surface
    soils surrounding the heap that contain cyanide and elevated
    arsenic concentrations and approximately 1600 yd  of
    mineralized mine dump.  The  leach heap is then graded and
    contoured to a shape that will minimize water erosion of the
    surface layer and seasonal runoff contact with the reshaped
    heap.  A soil/clay mixture is placed and compacted over the
    graded heap to reduce infiltration of both air and water into
    the contaminated materials.

        Because the wastes  at Silver  Mountain Mine are
    specifically exempt from the Resource Conservation & Recovery
    Act, the remedy does not involve the disposal of RCRA-
    regulated waste, and RCRA land disposal restrictions and
    Subtitle C closure standards are not applicable.  .The
    Washington State Dangerous Waste Act does regulate certain
   - wastes containing concentrations of arsenic greater  than  100
    mg/kg if the waste was generated after 1981.  Because the

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waste at the site was generated prior to this date, the State
Dangerous Waste rules are not applicable;  however, they have
been determined to be relevant and appropriate to the type of
waste being managed.

    The cap will be designed and constructed to promote    ^
drainage, minimize erosion of the cover, and provide long- *"
term minimization of migration of liquids through the
underlying contaminated materials.  Because mean annual
precipitation is only 11.4 inches per year, the cap is
expected to readily meet or exceed these performance criteria.
Long-term operation and maintenance will be conducted to
monitor the groundwater around the site and to ensure the
integrity of the cap.

    Groundwater sampling is conducted for  five years or more
to verify whether contaminants are migrating.  As an added
precaution, a restriction or notice not to disturb the cap
shall be placed on the deed for the site, and a fence with
appropriate warning signs is constructed around the site to
limit access.  The community will be provided notice of
groundwater sampling activities, sampling results, and the
potential for contamination of the low-yield aquifer under the
site.

    This alternative does not completely eliminate the problem
of the remaining cyanide and toxic metals migrating from the
leach heap, but it does minimize these problems by shielding
the contaminated materials from the conditions that promote
migration of arsenic and cyanide.  The cap significantly  -
reduces natural oxidation of the metal sulfides and the
remaining cyanide compounds and eliminates casual contact with
the contaminated materials by humans and animals.  Future
disturbance of the cap is minimized by the fencing and deed
restrictions placed on the site.

    ARARs for this alternative  include Occupational Health and
Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations on worker safety.
Clean Air Act (CAA) emission standards during implementation,
Washington State Dangerous Waste regulations on capping,
Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for groundwater protection,
and the state's Minimum Standards for Construction and
Maintenance of Wells.

    Construction of the cap should take 2-3 months.  Operation
and maintenance (O&M) requirements include semi-annual
groundwater sampling and yearly inspections of the site to
monitor the condition of the cap.  The present value cost,
including construction and O&M, is estimated at $635,600.

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Alternative 6:  Removal and Continuous Rinse to Treat for Cyanide
Fine Solids to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Disposal to Remove Arsenic

        The major  feature of this alternative is the additional
    treatment of approximately 5740' yd3 of heap ,'  mine d'^mp ,  and
    soil to destroy the remaining cyanide and remove the more
    mobile arsenic.  The material is moved to a trommel where it
    is rinsed with water (to remove the cyanide and water-soluble
    metals) and sized to remove the finer solids.  Oversized
    solids are allowed to drain and then are left on the site if
    they meet treatment standards of 200 mg/kg arsenic and 95
    mg/kg cyanide  (see Table 6 below) .  The fine solids are
    further dewatered and then transported to a landfill that
    meets RCRA requirements.

        Treatability tests  are needed to determine the proper
    operating conditions for meeting the arsenic and cyanide
    treatment standards.  It is doubtful that this alternative can
    meet the arsenic standard of 200 mg/kg, because it will not
    remove the arsenic that is present in the tightly bound
    sulfide mineral form.  The arsenic in this form is not mobile
    now, but it will slowly oxidize and become available to the
    environment over time.

        The rinsate is processed to destroy the cyanide and remove
    the soluble metal contaminants by precipitation.  Treated
    rinsate would be released to the ground if it meets State land
    application discharge limits.  The discharge of treated
    rinsate is regulated under the State Water Pollution Control
    Act (RCW 90-48) , although no discharge limits specific to this
    project have been set by the State.  The volume of rinse water
    generated is estimated to be 400 gal/hr.  The metal-containing
    sludge generated by the rinsate treatment is disposed of at a
    hazardous waste facility, in accordance with Resource
    Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations.

        ARARs include the OSHA and CAA requirements as under
    Alternative 2, and several State of Washington water quality
    regulations, including the State Water Pollution Control Act
    and the State Waste Discharge Permit Program (although no
    permits are required for on-site activities) .

        No groundwater monitoring or institutional controls are
    included in this alternative.  The estimated time required for
    implementation is one year.  Neither O&M nor monitoring is
    anticipated in the cost calculation.  However, both
    groundwater monitoring and capping may be needed if
    treatability study results show that health-based -risk levels
    cannot be met through treatment.  Estimated present worth
    costs are $1.2 million.

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Alternative 7:  Offsite RCRA Disposal

        The major  features of this alternative are the excavation,
    transport, and disposal of approximately 5740 yd3 of
    contaminated materials (leach heap, mineralized mine dump, and
    surrounding soil).  The contaminated materials are hauled in
    appropriately controlled trucks to an existing RCRA landfill.
    After disposal, the site no  longer has any contaminated
    materials stored  on it, and  there is no need to restrict site
    entry and future  use.  Because the low-yield aquifer is
    affected by naturally occurring arsenic in the bedrock, the
    community will be provided notice of the possibility of
    groundwater contamination.

        ARARs include the State  Dangerous Waste Regulations for
    transportation and disposal  of hazardous wastes; the CAA and
    OSHA regulations  again apply during implementation.
    Implementation time for this alternative is 2-3 months.  No
    O&M, monitoring,  or institutional controls are required.
    Disposal costs are estimated at $1.4 million.


VIII.   SUMMARY OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

    Each of the four  alternatives described in the preceding
section was evaluated according  to the following nine criteria:

    Threshold Criteria

    1.  Overall protection of human health and the environment:
        whether or not the remedy provides adequate  protection or
        describes the mechanisms for controlling risk  for  the
        different exposure pathways.

    2.  Compliance with ARARs;   whether or not the remedy  ensures
        compliance with Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate
        Requirements  of other federal and state environmental
        standards or  statutes.

    Primary Balancing Criteria

    3.  Long-term effectiveness  and permanence;  the ability  of
        the remedy to provide protection and reduce  risks  to
        ' health and the environment after cleanup goals have been
        met.

    4.  Reduction of  toxicity. mobility, or volume through
        treatment;  the anticipated effectiveness of treatment
        technologies  used.

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    5.  Short-term effectiveness:  the speed with which the remedy
        achieves protection, as well as any adverse effects which
        it may create during construction and implementation.

    6.  Implementability;  the technical and administrative
        feasibility of the remedy.

    7.  Cost:  includes capital and O&M costs.

    Modifying Criteria

    8.  State acceptance;  whether the state concurs with or
        opposes the remedy.

    9.  Community acceptance;  whether or not the remedy is
        acceptable to the community, and how it addresses their
        continuing concerns about the site.

    The following section describes how each alternative meets the
various criteria.

Overall Protection of Human Health and the Environment

        The bffsite disposal option affords the strongest measure
    of protection at the site, in that the contaminated materials
    are completely removed from the site.  Once the materials are
    removed, there will be no restrictions on activities at the
    site.  However, disposal at another facility merely moves the
    risk from one site to another.  Some potential for groundwater
    contamination remains at the site due to naturally occurring
    arsenic in the bedrock.

        The capping alternative prevents direct contact with the
    contaminated materials, by means of both the cap itself and
    the fence erected around the heap.  There still remains a
    small potential for arsenic and the remaining cyanide to
    mobilize and enter the ground under the capped heap;  however,
    the cap should minimize that potential by minimizing contact
    of air and water with the contaminated materials.  Groundwater
    monitoring and contingent groundwater treatment included in
    this alternative will assure that it remains protective.

        The treatment alternative provides a good measure of
    protection, because all of the contaminated material will be
    washed and the more mobile arsenic in the fine materials will
    be removed and disposed offsite.  However, the washed coarse
    material, which will remain onsite, will still contain
    arsenic-bearing sulfide minerals.  The arsenic in this form
    has a low mobility, but over time the sulfide minerals will
    oxidize and the arsenic will become available to the
    environment.  Depending on treatment results  (whether health-

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    based levels can be achieved),  capping and groundwater
    monitoring may have to be added to this alternative.

        The no action alternative does not protect human health or
    the environment.  Humans and animals can come in contact with
    the contaminated materials, and potentially harmful leachate
    could accumulate in the catchment pond downslope from the
    leach heap during wet periods of the year, as the existing
    cover deteriorates from natural weathering.

        Since the no action alternative fails to meet this
    threshold criterion, it will not be considered further in this
    analysis.


Compliance with ARARs

        The capping and offsite disposal alternatives meet all
    ARARs.  The treatment alternative can be designed to meet
    ARARs, but some difficulty may arise due to Washington State
    regulations governing wastewater.  If rinsate treatment
    operations cannot be-designed to meet State standards, the
    wastewater might have to be transported a minimum of 30 miles
    to a POTW for treatment.


Long-Term Effectiveness and Permanence

        Offsite disposal of the contaminated materials  eliminates
    the long-term risks associated with the site.  No
    institutional barriers or restrictions are placed on the site
    and there is no need for any inspection, repair, or
    maintenance activities.  Some potential for groundwater
    contamination remains at the site due to naturally occurring
    arsenic in the bedrock.

        The capping alternative is highly reliable and  effective.
    Due to the dry climate in the area, the need for major repairs
    of the cap during its 30-year design life is considered very
    low.  A notice or restriction in the deed to the property
    should restrict future owners from disturbing the cap.

        The treatment alternative has, in theory, a high  level of
    long-term effectiveness.  The washed materials left onsite are
    free from cyanide and soluble-metal contaminants.  While this
    technology is not new, its effectiveness in meeting the
    arsenic treatment standard is not known.  The arsenic
    remaining in the cleaned materials is in the form of low
    mobility sulfide minerals that undergo slow oxidation.  Over
    time the arsenic would become more mobile due to natural
    weathering conditions.  No institutional controls or barriers
    are included, but if treatability studies indicated the need,

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    capping and groundwater monitoring will be added to this
    alternative.
Reduction of Contaminant Mobility.  Toxicitv. or Volume

        Early treatment actions significantly reduced the
   . concentration of cyanide in the leach heap.  Further treatment
    of the leach heap would reduce the toxicity and somewhat
    reduce the volume of the washed materials to be left onsite.
    Cyanide and soluble-metal contaminants are washed from the
    contaminated material, and the rinsate is subsequently treated
    to destroy and precipitate the contaminants.  The principal
    threat, arsenic, is partially removed (rather than treated)
    through sizing operations that separate out the fine
    materials.  Precipitated sludge and fine solids are disposed
    at a hazardous waste site.  Arsenic in the form of sulfide
    minerals remains in the washed materials, but it has very low
    mobility.

        Capping the heap greatly reduces the potential for the
    contaminants to move into the environment, because it
    eliminates wind and water erosion.  Capping minimizes water
    and air infiltration into thie heap, thus limiting the natural
    oxidation rate of the metal sulfides and the cyanide and. metal
    complexes; this in turn significantly reduces the potential
    for contaminant mobility.  Capping slows the natural
    degradation of cyanide.  This alternative does not reduce the
    volume of contaminated materials.

        Disposal of the materials at a hazardous waste landfill
    does not reduce either the toxicity or the volume of the
    contaminants.  Placement of the contaminated materials in a
    properly constructed RCRA landfill should reduce the mobility
    of the contaminants into the environment.


Short—Term Effectiveness

        The capping alternative has the highest short-term
    effectiveness, as it takes only 2-3 months to implement and
    involves the least movement of contaminated materials.  Worker
    safety is assured through wetting the contaminated materials
    to control blowing dust, and taking other routine safety
    measures to prevent exposure to contaminated material.

        Offsite disposal also takes 2-3 months and requires safety
    precautions during the removal of the leach heap materials.
    Materials are hauled to the landfill in appropriately sealed
    and labeled trucks to minimize the risk of human contact with
    the contaminants.

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        The treatment alternative requires about a year's work.
    Safety clothing and equipment are required to assure worker
    safety, and precautions are taken when materials are hauled
    offsite, as in the above alternative.  This alternative has
    the lowest short-term effectiveness because the likelihood of
    contaminated materials becoming airborne during sizing
    operations is very high.


Implementabilitv

        Offsite landfilling is easy to implement.  Loading,
    hauling, and long-term disposal services are readily
    available, and landfill capacity does not pose a problem.  No
    future site remediation or monitoring is required.  Some
    potential for groundwater contamination remains at the-site
    due to naturally occurring arsenic in the bedrock.

        Capping is also easily implemented.  The technology to
    construct the, alternative is well developed and the means to
    perform maintenance functions on the cap and monitor the
    effectiveness of the remedial action are available.

        Treatment is less implementable.  The technologies to wash
    and size the contaminated materials and to treat the rinsate
    are generally proven, and the availability of equipment and
    technical personnel should be good.  However, treatability
    tests are required to determine how effective this alternative
    will be in reducing arsenic concentrations.  It is doubtful
    that treatment/removal of fines could reduce the arsenic
    present in the sulfide mineral form to the cleanup standard of
    200 mg/kg (see Table 6 below).  In addition, the ARARs for
    this alternative might necessitate disposal of wastewater off-
    site, making implementation more difficult than orginally
    planned.  Under' this alternative, the site requires no future
    monitoring, but if treatability studies indicated the need,
    capping and groundwater monitoring will be added to this
    alternative.
Cost
        The capping alternative has  an  estimated  capital  cost  of
    $370,360 and annual O&M costs of $39,650.  The present value,
    based on a 30-year period for site  activities, is  $635,600.

        Capital costs  for  the treatment alternative  are estimated
    at $855,290, and present worth at $1.2 million.  No monitoring
    or maintenance costs are included.

        Offsite disposal would cost  an  estimated  $1.4  million.

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State Acceptance

        The Washington State Department of Ecology has given
    verbal approval of Alternate 2, capping.


Community Acceptance

        Two commentors suggested using an alternative other than
    the selected capping alternative.  Community interest in the
    site is generally low.  A total of three private citizens and
    one local official commented on the proposed plan:  two
    favored a capping option, the official favored taking no
    action, and the other citizen gave no opinion.  All public
    comments are shown in Section XI of this document, the
    "Responsiveness Summary."


IX.  THE SELECTED REMEDY

    The selected remedy is Alternative 2 (grading and capping the
leach heap; institutional controls; and groundwater monitoring).
EPA and the state of Washington agree that this alternative best
meets the selection criteria.  A more detailed description of the
components of the remedy follows.

Consolidation and Grading

        All contaminated soils and mine dump material will be
    consolidated with the leach heap, graded, and contoured to a
    shape that will minimize water infiltration.  Locations which
    might include such materials include the mine dump areas and
    surface soils around the leach heap.  This work will be
    accomplished using conventional earth-moving equipment.
    Samples will be collected after contaminated materials have
    been consolidated to verify that all material contaminated
    with concentrations of arsenic greater than 200 mg/kg or
    cyanide greater than 95 mg/kg is made part of the heap.  The
    rationale for these cleanup standards are shown in Table 6
    below.
  Table 6.  Cleanup Standards for Leach Heap. Mine Dump. and" Soil

                 Concentration
   Constituent   at Site	Standard	Rationale	

   arsenic       274 mg/kg max   200 mg/kg    Hazard Index = 1.0
                                               Cancer Risk =  10"

   cyanide       101 mg/kg max    95 mg/kg    Hazard Index =0.1

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Capping

        Capping  is the most  important component of this remedy in
    terms of preventing contaminant migration.  Five .types of caps
    were evaluated in the Feasibility Study;  the soil/clay type
    was selected because it was as protective as any other
    evaluated, and it was the most cost effective.  The Remedial
    Design work will include designing a specific cap to meet the
    following criteria:  promote drainage, minimize erosion of the
    cover, and provide long-term minimization of migration of
    liquids through the underlying contaminated materials.

Mine Adit and Stock Tank

        The entrance to the  mine will be plugged using
    conventional techniques  in order to protect public safety,
    particularly the curious visitor who may enter the mine.  The
    pipe that now carries mine drainage water to the stock tank
    will be removed.  A new well will be installed on the land-
    owner's property in the Horse Springs Coulee aquifer to
    replace the stock tank as an animal water supply.

Institutional Controls

    The site will be fenced to prevent people and animals from
    disturbing the cap and existing monitoring wells.  A
    restriction or notice will be placed on the deed to the
    property which restricts future disturbance of the cap.  The
    community will be provided notice of sampling of the low-'
    yield aquifer under the site, the sampling results, and the
    potential for contamination, including that from naturally
    occurring arsenic in the bedrock.

Groundwater Monitoring

        A groundwater monitoring program will be  implemented  to
    verify concentrations of potential contaminants, both
    spatially and temporally.  During the Remedial Investigation,
    groundwater concentrations of contaminants exceeded human
    health-based standards on a sporadic basis.   A groundwater
    monitoring program to meet the objective of detecting and
    verifying the extent of contamination would be conducted  in
    two stages:

    Stage 1.  Existing wells will be sampled on a quarterly basis
    for two years for selected parameters to verify any changes  in
    contaminants of concern at the site, and whether they occur  at
    concentrations above cleanup standards.  All existing wells
    will be used in the verification analysis for cyanide,
    nitrate, and nitrite, which are the groundwater contaminants
    that originate only in the heap.  The other contaminants  of
    concern, arsenic, antimony, and lead, have a probable major

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 source in bedrock and  would  therefore  be verified  primarily  in
 well  3,  which should have  the least  bedrock  influence  among
 existing wells.   If elevated levels  of contaminants  are  not
 detected,  sampling frequency will be decreased  to  semi-
 annually.

     If elevated levels of  contaminants are detected  and
 verified,  a more extensive monitoring  system will  be
 established in Stage 2 to  monitor contamination at the point
 of compliance and to clarify the natural bedrock component of
 contamination in relation  to contamination coming  from on-
 site  sources.   If elevated levels of contaminants  are  not
 verified,  Stage 2 will not be needed either  for verification
 of contamination or for compliance monitoring.   The  selected
 parameters and the standard  (acceptable concentration) for
 each  are shown in Table 7  below.

 Stage 2.  The more extensive  monitoring system will include the
..four  existing monitoring wells, three  additional downgradient
 wells,  one additional  upgradient well,  and a contingency for a
 fourth additional downgradient well  if required to adequately
 span  the flow path of  groundwater at the point  of  compliance.
 Two of the downgradient wells will be  installed at the point
 of compliance established  in the western margin of the Horse
 Springs  Coulee aquifer.  A third downgradient well and an
 upgradient well will be installed to provide an adequate two-
 dimensional array of monitoring points to  verify the direction
 of flow.

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           Table 7.  Groundwater Parameters & Standards


                                            Rationale
             Concentration
Constituent  at Site	Standard
antimony
arsenic
cyanide
lead
nitrate (N)
40 ug/1
14 ug/1
122 ug/1
23 ug/1
17 mg/1
120 ug/1
6 ug/1
154 ug/1
20 ug/1
10 mg/1 (as N)
Health based level
10 (-4) cancer risk
Health advisory
Proposed MCL
MCL
nitrite  (N)   0.4 mg/1
combined      17.4 mg/1
nitrate and
nitrite
                           (45 mg/1 as NO3)

                              1 mg/1 (as N)
                          (3.3 mg/1 as NO2)

                             10 mg/1 (as N)
Proposed MCL


Proposed MCL
        The parameters to be used  for ground water monitoring will
    include the field parameters (water level, temperature, pH,
    electrical conductivity, and Eh) and the parameters of concern
    identified in the Remedial Investigation (total cyanide, weak
    acid dissociable cyanide, arsenic, antimony, lead, nitrate,
    -and nitrite).  The need for continued groundwater monitoring
    will be evaluated during the five-year review of the site.

        A statistical procedure will be used to evaluate
    monitoring data for determining the spatial and temporal
    trends in contaminant levels.  Groundwater treatment design
    would begin if the Stage 2 (point of compliance) wells show
    contamination coming from the  site exceeds the standards in
    Table 7 and is not the result  of naturally occurring
    contamination, based on statistical evaluation of all the
    data.

Contingent Groundwater Treatment Program

        If groundwater treatment is chosen as a remedial
    alternative based on analyses  of monitoring results,
    groundwater extraction and treatment at the surface will be
    employed.  Potential treatment for cyanide could be chosen
    from methods listed in Section 2.5.4 of the Feasibility Study
    Report (EPA, Jan. 17, 1990) for treatment of rinsewater from
    leachate.  Potential treatment for arsenic will employ arsenic

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    removal by .use of iron sulfate or other precipitant.  In this
    method of treatment, .ferric sulfate is added as a floe to the
    water to be treated.  A high oxidation state is maintained by
    aeration during treatment in order to keep iron in the ferric
    form .and arsenic in the .arsenate- form.  A slightly acidic
    operating pH of pH 6-7 is maintained to promote chemical
    removal of arsenic., from water, by any of three following
    processes:

    1. Precipitation of ferric arsenate.
    2. Coprecipitation of arsenic with ferric hydroxide.
    3. Adsorption of arsenic with ferric hydroxide.

    Arsenic removal is then completed by separation of sludge from
    water.

        As noted above, groundwater treatment would not be
    implemented until the level of groundwater contamination is
    verified.  A design phase would also precede any groundwater
    treatment to verify that groundwater extraction is practical
    in the shallow aquifer.  On the basis of the Remedial
    Investigation, groundwater treatment is at present considered
    to be an inappropriate alternative because of the low levels
    of contaminants and the low hydraulic conductivity of the
    shallow aquifer.


Points of Compliance

        A point of compliance for groundwater standards will be
    established in the western margin of Horse Springs Coulee
    aquifer 100-200 feet downgradient from the edge of the leach
    heap.  This point is chosen on the basis of two findings of
    the Remedial Investigation:

    1. The shallow aquifer beneath the heap has a very low
        hydraulic conductivity on the order of 7 x 10-6 cm/s.
        Such low hydraulic conductivity makes the shallow aquifer
        unusable as a water supply.  Horse Springs Coulee aquifer,
        off the other hand, is an important water supply for
        irrigation and residential use.  The part of Horse Springs
        Coulee aquifer adjacent to the mine site irs the most
        appropriate point to monitor for effects of contaminants.

    2. Some of the contaminants of concern (arsenic, antimony, and
        lead) in the shallow aquifer have a potential natural
        source in bedrock adjacent to the leach heap and mine
        dump.  A point of compliance in Horse Springs Coulee
        aquifer, rather than the shallow aquifer,  is more removed
        from the potential bedrock source and will better allow
        differentiation of contaminants from the mining activities
        versus naturally occurring contaminants.

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X.  STATUTORY DETERMINATIONS

    The selected remedy meets statutory requirements of Section
121 of CERCLA, as amended by SARA, and to the extent practicable,
the National Contingency Plan.  The evaluation criteria ar.e
discussed below.

1.  Protectioh of Human Health and the Environment

        The selected remedy will  protect human health and the
    environment by consolidating the contaminated materials onto
    the leach heap; capping and covering the heap and implementing
    institutional controls to minimize exposure; and monitoring
    the groundwater to assure it  is not affected by sources at the
    site.  These are all long-term measures.  In the short term,
    standard health and safety precautions will be taken to
    protect workers; no other populations are currently at risk
    from this site.

2.  Attainment of ARARs

        The selected remedial actions meets all identified ARARs.
    These are listed below, by media.  Except for the Safe
    Drinking Water Act (SDWA) standards, these are all action-
    specific ARARs (SDWA standards are chemical-specific).  There
    are no location-specific ARARs for this site.

    Hazardous Waste:

    RCRA.  Not applicable due to mining waste exclusion  (40 CFR
    261.4).  Not relevant and appropriate because the waste at the
    Silver Mountain Mine site does not exhibit a characteristic of
    hazardous waste and is not similar to a RCRA waste.

    Washington State Dangerous Waste Regulations  (WAG 173-303).
    Some wastes containing greater than 100 ppm arsenic are
    regulated as dangerous wastes.  Although the remedial actions
    planned do not constitute treatment, storage, or disposal, the
    actions are sufficiently similar to make these regulations
    relevant and appropriate.  Specific sections of the
    regulations that are relevant and appropriate include:

        Section 610 Closure and Postelosure
        Subsection 2a:  Closure performance standard.  Must close
    in a manner that: minimizes the need for further maintenance;
    and controls, minimizes or eliminates to the extent nessary to
    protect human health and the  environment, postclosure escape
    of dangerous waste, dangerous constituents, leachate,
    contaminated runoff, or dangerous waste decomposition products
    to the ground, surface water, groundwater, or the atmosphere;
    and returns the land to the appearance and use of surrounding

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land areas to the degree possible given the nature of the
previous dangerous waste-activity.

    Subsection 7d: Postclosure care and use of property.
Postclosure use of property on which dangerous wastes remain
after .closure--must-never—be- allowed to disturb the integrity
of the final cover or any other components of any containment
system, or the function of the facility's monitoring systems,
unless the. Department finds that the disturbance is necessary
to the proposed use of the:property, and will not increase the
potential hazard to human health or the environment.

    Subsection 10b(i)(A)(B): Notice in deed to property.
Within sixty days of closure the owner or operator must:
record, in accordance with state law,  a notation on the deed
to the property,  or on some other instrument which is normally
examined during title search,  that will in perpetuity notify
any potential purchaser of the property that the land has been
used to manage dangerous wastes; and that its use is
restricted as specified in subsection 7d.

    Section 645, subsection 8: Groundvater monitoring
requirements.

    Section 665, subsection 6: Closure and postclosure care
for landfills.  This subsection contains general requirements
for a final cover, maintenance, and monitoring.
Water:

Safe Drinking Water Act, Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs).
An applicable requirement at the point of compliance,  these
are the federal standards for drinking water supplies.  MCLs
exist for several elements found at the site, including
arsenic, cadmium, lead, silver, and several others.

Minimum Standards for Construction and Maintenance of Wells
(WAG 173.160).  An applicable requirement, this state of
Washington regulation addresses how wells must be installed
and abandoned by licenses well contractors.  The well to be
drilled to replace the stock tank must comply with both the
administrative and substantive requirements of WAC 173.160 and
WAG 173.162, because the well will be located in the Horse
Springs Coulee aquifer, outside of the site boundaries.

State Water Pollution Control Act (ROW 90.48).  This could be
applicable if groundwater treatment were conducted.  This act
requires the use of all known available and reasonable methods
to prevent and control pollution of the waters of the state.
Specific substantive requirements are set forth in:
    90.48.010  Policy enunciated

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    90.48.020  Definitions  (pollution & waters of the state)
    90.48.080  Discharge of polluting matter in waters
    prohibited.

Regulation of Public Ground Waters (ROW 90.44).  This could be
applicable if groundwater treatment were conducted.   This
chapter establishes that the "first in time, first in right"
doctrine of water appropriation applies to groundwater as well
as surface water.  If the groundwater extraction system
adversely impacts either the quantity or quality of a senior
water right holder, the impacts must be mitigated.

Water Resources Act of 1971 (ROW 90.54).  This could be
applicable if groundwater treatment were conducted.   This act
sets forth fundamentals of water resource policy for the state
to insure that waters of the state are protected and fully
utilized for the greatest benefit to the people of the state
and, in relation thereto, to provide direction to the
Department of Ecology and other state agencies and officials,
in carrying out water and related resources programs.
Specific substantive requirements are set forth in:
    90.54.020  General declaration of fundamentals for
    utilization and management of waters of the state.
    Establishes: beneficial uses; the basis for allocation
    which includes the loss of opportunity in the equation  for
    maximum net benefits; base flow in perennial streams and
    rivers shall be retained, and all known available and
    reasonable methods of treatment shall be applied to
    discharge of wastes into waters of the state.

Protection of Withdrawal Facilities Associated with Ground
Water Rights (WAC 173-150).  This could be applicable if
groundwater treatment were conducted.   The purpose of this
chapter is to establish and set forth the policies and
procedures of the Department of Ecology in regard to the
protection of the availability of groundwater as it pertains
to the water withdrawal facilities of holders of groundwater
rights.  Particularly:
    173-150-060  Defines impairment of water rights.
    173-150-090  Voluntary agreements.  Allows junior and
    senior water right holders to reach a mutually satisfying
    agreement regarding impairment of water supply by one of
    the parties.
    173-150-100  Ensures protection of water quality as well
    as quantity.

Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of
Washington (WAC 173-210).  This would be applicable if
groundwater treatment-were conducted and resulted - in
discharges to surface water.  The purpose of this regulation
is to establish water quality standards for surface water of

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the state, and it includes provisions for the protection of
beneficial uses.  Particularly:
    173-201-035  General considerations.  Subsection  (3)
    states the antidegradation policy of the state as guided
    by RCW 90.48 and RCW 90.54.
    173-201-045  General water use and criteria classes.
    Establishes criteria for the beneficial uses to be
    protected.
    173-201-047  Toxic substances.  The acute surface water
    quality criteria for cyanide in freshwatr is 22 ug/L and
    the chronic freshwater criteria is 5.2 ug/L.
    173-201-070 6 080  General and specific classifications
    for all freshwaters of the state.

State Waste Discharge Permit Program (WAG 173-216).  Permits
are not required for onsite CERCLA remedial actions,  but are
applicable to offsite discharges to ground or surface waters
not already regulated under the NPDES program.  This would be
relevant and appropriate to onsite discharges to groundwater.
The pertinent subsections are:
    173-216-020  Policy enunciated.  Requires the use of all
    known available and reasonable methods to prevent and
    control the discharge of wastes into the waters of the
    .state.
    173-216-060  Prohibits discharges.
    173-216-110  Permit terms and conditions.  Establishes
    conditions necessary to prevent and control waste
    discharges into waters of the state.

Underground Injection Control Program (WAG 173-218).  This
would be applicable if fluids were injected through wells
offsite, and relevant and appropriate if fluids were injected
through wells onsite.  This regulation sets forth procedures
and practices to protect groundwaters, including underground
sources of drinking water, from injected fluids.  Pertinent
subsections are:
    173-218-020  Policy enunciated.  Requires the use of all
    known available and reasonable methods to prevent and
    control the discharge of fluids and waste fluids  into the
    waters of the state.
    173-218-030  Defines beneficial uses and well classes.
    173-218-050  Prohibits new Class I  injection wells.  Class
    I wells inject fluids below the lowest aquifer.
    173-218-080  Prohibits all Class IV wells, which  inject
    dangerous or radioactive waste fluids.
    173-218-090  Prohibits Class V injection wells that inject
    industrial, municipal, or commercial waste fluids into or
    above an underground source of drinking water.
    173-218-100  Permit terms and conditions.  Substantive
    requirements for injection.

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    Submission of Plans and Reports for Construction of Wastewater
    Facilities (WAC 173-240).  This would be relevant and
    appropriate if groundwater treatment were conducted.  This
    regulation establishes the requirements for engineering
    reports, plans and specifications, construction quality
    assurance, and the operation and maintenance manual.


    Air;

    Clean Air Act, PM10 Standard.  This applies to any fugitive
    emissions from the remedial action work.

    Washington State General Regulations for Air Pollution sources
    (WAC 173-400), Section 40:  General Standards for Maximum
    Emissions.  This section is applicable and addresses fugitive
    dust and other emissions during excavation and cleanup related
    activities.

    Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (WAC 173-
    470).  Applicable state requirement.


    Safety;

    Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 CFR 1910.  This
    applicable federal act governs worker safety at hazardous
    waste sites.

    Occupational Health standards—Safety standards for
    Carcinogens, Part P, Hazardous Waste operations and Emergency
    Response  (WAC 296-62-300).  This applicable regulation
    includes training requirements for workers potentially exposed
    to hazardous substances.  Effective June 1, 1990 the training
    requirement for general site workers (e.g., equipment
    operators, transport vehicle operators, general laborers, and
    supervisory personnel) engaged in hazardous substance work
    must receive 40 hours of health and safety training, and a
    minimum of three days actual field experience under the direct
    supervision of a trained, experienced supervisor.  Workers
    engaged in hazardous waste operation within the exclusion zone
    and the contamination reduction zone must have 80 hours of
    instruction in addition to the field experience.


3.   Cost Effectiveness

        The selected action was the most cost-effective of the
    alternatives that passed screening, being significantly less
    expensive than Alternatives 6 and 7 (Alternative 1, No Action,
    failed the protectiveness criterion).

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4.   Utilization of Permanent Solutions and Alternative Treatment
    Technologies

        An early treatment action was taken to reduce the
    concentration of cyanide in the leach heap at this site.  For
    this Record of Decision,"several treatment technologies were
    considered, but were not selected because their higher cost
    (compared to capping) was not justified by any increase in
    protectiveness.  There are no known technologies for treating
    the arsenic in the waste;  all of the technologies evaluated
    treat only the cyanide, which is no longer the principal
    threat at the site.  The technology that passed screening—
    cyanide rinsing with removal of fine solids containing mobile
    arsenic, followed by rinsate treatment—may not be a permanent
    solution because its effectiveness in removing the relatively
    stable arsenic compounds, which are currently the principal
    threat, is somewhat in doubt.  Arsenic remaining in the rock
    after treatment/removal would oxidize over time and become
    available to the environment.  In addition, the treatment
    alternative would be difficult to implement if'rinsate
    treatment pilot tests revealed that state ARARs concerning
    disposal of treated rinsate could not be met.


5.   Land Disposal Restrictions

        Wastes resulting from the beneficiation of mining
    materials are categorically excluded from regulation as
    hazardous wastes under RCRA (40 CFR 261.4[b][7]).  Heap
    leaching operations are included undsr the definition of
    "beneficiation." . Therefore, the Land Disposal Restrictions
    are not applicable.  Land Disposal Restrictions are also not
    relevant and appropriate for two reasons:  (1) waste is not
    being disposed of in a new unit, an expansion of an existing
    unit, or a replacement unit, and (2) the waste does not
    exhibit a RCRA characteristic and is not sufficiently similar
    to a RCRA waste to invoke the RCRA regulations.


6.   Preference for Treatment as a Principal Element

        An early treatment action was taken to reduce the
    concentration of cyanide in the leach heap at this site.  For
    this Record of Decision, several treatment technologies were
    considered, but were not selected because their higher cost
    was not justified by any increase in protectiveness.  There
    are no known technologies for treating the arsenic, which is
    now the principal threat.  Technologies for treating cyanide,
    which is no longer the principal threat at the site, were
    evaluated.  The technology that passed screening—cyanide
    rinsing with removal of fine solids containing mobile arsenic,
    followed by rinsate treatment—may not be effective for

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    removing stable arsenic compounds.  The capping alternative
    was believed to better meet  the selection criteria overall.


XI.  Responsiveness Summary

Overview

        This section  contains  a  summary of comments and concerns
    raised during the comment  period held from January 29 to
    February 28, 1990, as well as comments received on the draft
    Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Reports.  A brief
    description of community background and involvement is also
    included.


Background of Community Involvement

        EPA conducted community  interviews in September 1987,  and
    found community interest in  the site to be low.  The owner of
    the" site was the most concerned citizen at that time,  other
    citizens and local officials interviewed expressed concern
    over other environmental issues in the area, such as a local
    landfill contaminated with pesticides and a large sawdust pile
    at an inoperative mill which periodically catches fire.  Mines
    are relatively common in this area.

        The concerns  expressed to EPA during community  interviews
    were:

    1)  Citizens wanted timely and accurate information on the
        site.
    2)  Some citizens expressed  concern over the implications  this
        cleanup would have for other mining operations  of similar
        types in the  area.
    3)  Citizens were surprised  at EPA's involvement at the  site.
        They appeared to consider it a non-threatening, low
        priority site.


Summary of Comments Received

        EPA held a public comment period from January 29 to
    February 28, 1990.  The public sent. 3 letters and placed four
    telephone calls to the Environmental Protection Agency's site
    manager during this time.  In addition, two agencies commented
    on the draft Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study
    (RI/FS) Reports prior to the public comment period.  All
    comments received are summarized below and grouped by
    category, e.g. EPA's preferred alternative, cost, groundwater,
    etc.

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1.   EPA's Preferred Alternative

    Comment: One citizen supported the proposed cap remedy,
    particularly for control of any contaminants that could become
    airborne.                        •

    Response: EPA agrees that the cap will prevent the spread of
    contamination through air releases,  and believes that in
    addition the cap will minimize the spread of contamination
    through all media.

    Comment: The same citizen commented that local soils are
    sandy/ therefore EPA may have to import the clay.

    Response:  If this alternative is the final remedy selected,
    the .specifics will be determined during the remedial design
    phase.  EPA agrees that it is likely that clay will have to be
    imported and mixed with local soil for the cap.

    Comment: The property owner asked if the preferred alternative
    would include a new well to replace the stock tank and if
    there would be a pump in it.

    Response: The preferred plan does include a new well to be
    drilled into the Horse Springs Coulee aquifer to provide an
    alternative water supply for livestock.  It is likely to be
    placed east of the original stock tank in the Horse Springs
    Coulee aquifer.  The actual location and configuration of the
    well will be part of the remedial design and can not be
    determined at this point.  EPA will work with the land owner
    to ensure water is provided to his livestock.

    Comment: The property owner asked if a chain-link fence will
    be put up.  The owner had noticed the top of one of the wells
    had been broken off, and a fence would help reduce further
    vandalism.

    Response: The preferred alternative includes fencing the site
    to prevent humans and livestock from entering and disturbing
    the cap or monitoring wells once the cap is in place.  This
    should minimize further damage to existing or .new wells.

    Comment:  One commentor asked whether a liner would be placed
    under the leach heap prior to capping.

    Response:  EPA considered moving the heap onto a newly
    constructed liner, but determined this would not provide
    additional protection of human health and the environment to
    offset the risks of moving contaminated materials.  This is
    primarily because the contaminated materials are dry and
    relatively stable, and the cap will minimize the water and air
    that can come into contact with them.  Constructing a bottom

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    liner could be more protective if the wastes were wet and/or
    leachate was likely to be generated from the heap.  However,
    EPA believes the conditions at the Silver Mountain Mine site
    do not warrant this extra step.

    Comment:  In commenting on the RI/FS Reports/ one federal
    official felt that the capping alternative should only be
    considered a temporary solution/ which displaces the problem
    until sometime in the future.  If the material is left in
    place/ an irreversible contamination of groundwater in the
    area could occur.

    Response: EPA does not believe that the preferred alternative
    will fail as the commentor suggests.  Once the cover is in
    place, the threat to the groundwater from the materials on
    site is greatly reduced, because oxidation of the tightly
    bound arsenic will be minimized.  EPA determined during the
    feasibility study that treatment of the material on site to
    remove arsenic to health-based concentrations is not possible,
    and that the capping alternative is the most protective of the
    environment overall.  Groundwater sampling indicates little or
    no contamination has occurred to date, and groundwater
    monitoring will continue under the chosen alternative.


2.  Remedial Investigation Report

    Comment: A federal Public Health official wrote that since-
    arsenic concentration was so high In mine tailings/ more soil
    sampling should be done on rest of the property.

    Response:  During the remedial investigation, soil near the
    leach heap and at several locations around the site was
    sampled.  The results showed that high concentrations of
    arsenic were limited to the soils immediately surrounding the
    heap.  When this contaminated soil is consolidated with the
    heap prior to capping, sampling will be done to verify that
    the remaining soil does not contain arsenic above health-
    based concentrations.

    Comment: The commentor above suggested that the tailings piles
    be included in any remedial action at the site.

    Response:  The contaminated mine tailings are included in the
    remedial action chosen for the site;  they will be
    consolidated with the leach heap prior to capping.

    Comment: The commentor above believes that the
    airborne/inhalation exposure route should be considered.

    Response:  The cap will eliminate this route of exposure.

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    Comment: The commentor above questioned whether the addition
    of the amount of arsenic ingested daily (about 50 ug/day) to
    the reasonable maximum exposure would change the estimated
    cancer risk.

    Response:  Including the arsenic ingested from other sources
    would result in a higher overall risk estimate, however, this
    is not the usual method for assessing risks at Superfund
    sites.  EPA attempts to predict the excess risk resulting from
    the reasonable maximum exposure at the site;  this represents
    risks above those from other sources, such as average daily
    ingestion from food sources.

    Comment:  A citizen pointed out that in Appendix P of the
    Remedial Investigation Report/ the concentrations of
    contaminants in groundwater at the site were lower than those
    in background samples.

    Response:  The commentor has misinterpreted this particular
    table.  The "gdw/ref" column does not represent on-site
    groundwater, rather it shows the concentration of on-site
    groundwater as it enters (and is diluted by) the Horse Springs
    Coulee aquifer.  The purpose of this table is to indicate
    incremental contamination to the regional aquifer for the
    ecological risk assessment.  Actual concentrations of
    contaminants in the on-site groundwater are given in several
    other places in the RI/FS Reports, including Appendix D.


3.   Groundwater

    Comment: A citizen questioned whether the actual water flow is
    being tapped into when the groundwater is monitored. He would
    like to be allowed to confirm this by using the "dousing"
    method.

    Response:  EPA uses scientific methods when conducting
    remedial investigations, and therefore has not used the
    dousing method at this site.  EPA believes that it has
    accurately characterized the aquifer at the site;  detailed
    information is given in the Remedial Investigation Report.

    Comment:  One citizen asked what the location and frequency of
    groundwater sampling will be.

    Response: The sampling will be conducted in two phases.
    During the first phase each existing well will be sampled on a
    quarterly basis for two years.  If elevated levels of
    contaminants are not detected, sampling frequency-will be
    decreased to semi-annually and no new wells will be
    constructed.  Groundwater monitoring will continue for  five
    years, and then results will be analyzed to determine whether

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    the monitoring should continue.  If elevated concentrations
    are found and verified, a more extensive monitoring system
    will be established in the second phase.

        In the second phase, if necessary, EPA will be installing
    three or four new wells at locations to be determined during
    the design of the remedy.  Three wells will be downgradient of
    the site, one will be upgradient, and possibly another will be
    installed downgradient if more information is needed.  These
    are in addition to the four existing wells.

        If the contamination becomes high enough to exceed EPA
    health-based levels, design of a groundwater treatment system
    will be implemented during the second phase.

    Comment: One citizen expressed that "slugs" of contaminants
    could be released to the groundwater.  His concern was that
    future landowners should be notified of this potential for
    groundwater contamination.

    Response:  The selected remedy includes a notice or
    restriction to be placed on the property deed to prevent
    owners from disturbing the cap.  In response to this comment,
    the chosen remedial alternative also states that if the
    shallow aquifer becomes contaminated, the deed notice will be
    modified to prevent owners from using the aquifer.


4.   other Alternatives Under Consideration

    Comment:  One citizen asked why EPA did not choose alternative
    #3, the multimedia cap.

    Response:  EPA considers the multimedia cap to be non-cost-
    effective for several reasons, including the low net
    precipitation (making the low-permeability soil cap virtually
    as effective as the multimedia cap) and the temperature
    extremes (which can reduce the expected life of a synthetic
    membrane).  The solid, stable physical structure of the waste
    and the goal to reduce future exposures to arsenic made the
    clay/soil cap a comparable alternative, at a lower cost than
    the multimedia cap.

    Comment:  A county official wrote a recommendation for
    alternative fi (No Action).  The official felt that the site
    had been stabilized for several years and is now fenced, so
    the threat is gone.

    Response: EPA believes that alternative #1 does not
    effectively reduce the potential health risks from the site.
    Although the immediate threat from cyanide leaching into the
    pond was reduced by "stabilization" actions in 1981, 1982, and

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                                42

    1985, there remains a significant risk from the arsenic at the
    site.  In addition, the cyanide remaining in the leach heap
    could migrate to the groundwater.  These are the primary risks
    that caused the "no action" alternative to be judged
    unprotective of human hea-lth and the environment.
                                                    •»
    Comment:  A federal official recommended alternative #6
    (removal and continuous rinse for cyanide).  He suggested the
    cost could be partially covered by recovering ore, while
    eliminating an environmental problem.

    Response:  While EPA seriously considered additional
    treatment, it found that treatment could not remove or destroy
    the arsenic, which is currently the principal threat, to
    health-based concentrations.  The arsenic remaining on site
    could slowly oxidize and become available to the environment.
    In addition, the estimated costs of treatment are considerably
    higher than those of the selected remedy, and the ultimate
    fate of the treatment rinse water cannot be determined without
    treatability tests.  For these reasons, EPA did not select a
    treatment alternative.


5'.  Technical Assistance Grants

    Comment: One citizen wanted to know* if Technical Assistance
    Grant (TAG) recipients could sample veils after EPA has
    finished monitoring the wells.

    Response: Technical Assistance Grant funds may not be used for
    any monitoring or other technical field or laboratory use.

    Comment: A citizen asked if a TAG for Silver Mountain Mine
    could be used to cover other mining sites in the area as well.

    Response: Technical Assistance Grant funds are to be used only
    at the Superfund site they are granted for.


6.  Other

    Comment:  A hazardous waste treatment firm representative
    wrote requesting to be put on the mailing list.

    Response:  EPA added the firm to the mailing list when the
    letter arrived and sent it a copy of the proposed plan, as
    requested.

    Comment:  A county official commented on the Oroville Dump
    site and felt that the "Bureaucratic Blunder** should not occur
    again with this site.

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                            43

Response:  EPA believes its activity at the Silver Mountain
Mine site reflects consideration of community concerns about
"bureaucratic waste" while still striving to protect the
environment.

Comment:  One commentor had difficulty in getting copies of
the RI/FS Reports.

Response: EPA appreciates being notified of the problems
associated with locating the reports.  The commentor was
mailed copies of the reports during the comment period.  EPA
is verifying that the administrative record will be accessible
to the public.

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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
              REGION  10
          1200 Sixth  Avenue
      Seattle,  Washington 98101
    ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD INDEX

                 for

        SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
           March 27, 1990

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DESCRIPTION:
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 1.  1.
SITE IDENTIFICATION

Correspondence
-  0001     DATE:  07/30/81       PAGES:    1
CLAR PRATT/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
MEMORANDUM:   SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE CYANIDE LEACH OPERATION
 1.  1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
-  0002      DATE:  08/20/81       PAGES:    2
JOHN HODGSON/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
MEMORANDUM:   LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES, INC. TOATS COULEE,
OKANOGAN COUNTY AND THE USE OF SODIUM CYANIDE IN HEAP LEACHING
OPERATIONS
 1.  1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DMfcRIPTION:
•  0003      DATE:  09/11/81       PAGES:    1
KAREN  K.  ALBRECHT/OKANOGAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
JOHN HODGSON/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
LETTER:   INFORMATION REGARDING VISIT TO THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
SITE
 1.  1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
-  0004      DATE:  09/25/81       PAGES:    1
DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
MEMORANDUM:   TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH KEN RUSSELL OF THE MINE
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION CONCERNING UNSAFE OPERATION OF
THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
 1.  1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
-  0005      DATE:  09/29/81       PAGES:    1
DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
MEMORANDUM:   TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH J. WAYNE TATMAN
CONCERNING SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE

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 1.1.  .    - 0006     DATE: 08/20/82       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: PATRICIA D. EWING/-
  ADDRESSEE: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT OWNERSHIP AND PHYSICAL
             CONDITIONS OF THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 1. 1.  .    - 0007     DATE: 11/17/82       PAGES:    5
     AUTHOR: J. MEYER/
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: SITE DESCRIPTION OF SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE


 1.1.  .    - 0008     DATE: 04/13/84       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DONALD WESTON/J.R.B. ASSOCIATES
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/J.R.B. ASSOCIATES
DESCRIPTION: REPORT OF CONTACT WITH BARRY NELSON OF THE OKANOGAN COUNTY
             HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONCERNING SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE


 1.1.  .    - 0009     DATE: 11/15/84       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: LORI COHEN/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: RECORD OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DENNIS BOWHEY OF THE
             WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY CONCERNING THE STATUS  OF
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE


 1.1.  .    - 0010     DATE: 02/22/85       PAGES:   10
     AUTHOR: /
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: REPORT ON SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE.  GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION  AND MAPS
             INCLUDED


 1.1.  .    - 0011     DATE:   /  /         PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  TELEPHONE CONTACT WITH DOUG OSTRUM  CONCERNING
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE

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 1.1.  .    - 0012     DATE:   /  /'         PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /
 . ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION AND STATUS OF SILVER MOUNTAIN
             MINE SITE


 1.1.  .    - 0013     DATE:   /  /         PAGES:    5
     AUTHOR: /.
  ADDRESSEE: PETE KMET, ET AL./
DESCRIPT!ON: HANDWRITTEN NOTES CONCERNING DATA ON SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE.
             INCLUDES A ONE-PAGE TYPED STATUS REPORT


  SUB-HEAD:  1.  2.  .    Site Inspection/Preliminary Assessment Reports

 1. 2.  .    - 0001     DATE: 11/01/80       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: KEN J. ECKSTEIN/WELL OWNER
DESCRIPTION: WELL WATER REPORT
     .   .    - 0002     DATE: 06/01/81       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: DAVE GILLESPIE/WELL OWNER
DESCRIPTION: WELL WATER REPORT                                         "


 1. 2.   .    - 0003     DATE: 06/04/81       PAGES:    17
     AUTHOR: JIM HUDGINS, DICK SIRGINSON, DEAN HARNING/MINE  SAFETY  AND HEALTH
             ADMINISTRATION
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
DESCRIPTION: REPORT:  FEDERAL INSPECTION OF THE SILVER STAR  MOUNTAIN  MINE.
             SEE ALSO:   1.2. -0009


 1. 2.   .    - 0004     DATE: 08/22/81       PAGES:    5
     AUTHOR: DONALD WESTON/J.R.B. ASSOCIATES
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT

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 1. 2.  .    - 0005     DATE: 04/13/82       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: DAVE GILLESPIE/WELL OWNER
DESCRIPTION: WELL WATER REPORT


 1. 2.  .    - 0006     DATE: 09/17/84       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: MICHAEL J. GALLAGHER/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  ON-SITE INSPECTION OF SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE BY
             ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT, INC., 09/04/84


 1. 2.  .    - 0007     DATE: 01/25/85       PAGES:  102
     AUTHOR: WILLIAM CARBERRY/ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC.
  ADDRESSEE: J.  E. OSBURN/EPA
DESCRIPTION: PRELIMINARY SITE INSPECTION REPORT OF SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE


 1. 2.  .    - 0008     DATE: 05/13/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DAVE MURDOCK,.MIKE GALLAGHER, DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE
             DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY INSPECTION REPORT ON
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 1. 2.  .    - 0009     DATE: 08/12/86       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: MIKE GALLAGHER AND DOUG DUNSTER/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
             ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: GLYNIS STUMPF/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: INSPECTION REPORT ON SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE


 1. 2.  .    - 0010     DATE: 10/15/86       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: MIKE GALLAGHER, DOUG DUNSTER, BRAD EWY/WASHINGTON STATE
             DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
ASCRIPTION: WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY INSPECTION REPORT ON
             SILVEF. MOUNTAIN MINE

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 1. 2.   .    - 0011     DATE: 12/12/88        PAGES:    16
     AUTHOR: LYNN WILLIAMS/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: WALTER TURNER/MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION  '
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REQUEST FOR COPY OF SILVER STAR MOUNTAIN MINE
             VIOLATION.  COPY OF VIOLATION INCLUDED.   SEE ALSO:   1.2.  -0003


 1. 2.   .    - 0012     DATE:   /  /          PAGES:     1
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: REPORT:  CONDITIONS AND STATUS  OF  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE 1984
             AND 1986


 1. 2.   .    - 0013     DATE:   /  /          PAGES:     5
     AUTHOR: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE  DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: SITE INSPECTION REPORT

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  SUB-HEAD:  2. 1.
 2.
                         SITE STABILIZATION (WDOE) - BACKGROUND

                         Correspondence
    1.       - 0001     DATE: 11/18/82       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR:  ED DENIKE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE:  DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION:  MEMORANDUM:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE CYANIDE NEUTRALIZATION
 2. 1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
            - 0002     DATE: 03/13/85       PAGES:    1
             MIKE BLUM/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             RECORD OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DENNIS BOWHEY CONCERNING
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE
 2. 1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
            - 0003     DATE: 04/10/85       PAGES:    1
             MIKE BLUM/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             RECORD OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DENNIS BOWHEY CONCERNING
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE
 2. 1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
            - 0004     DATE: 05/10/85       PAGES:    5
             DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             MIKE BLUM/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             MEMORANDUM:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE CLEAN UP PROPOSAL FOR IN-HOUSE
             REVIEW
 2. 1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
            • 0005     DATE: 06/01/85       PAGES:    3
             GLYNIS STUMPF/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
             HANDWRITTEN MEMORANDUM:  NOTES CONCERNING ACTIVITIES AT
             MOUNTAIN MINE SITE
SILVER
 2. 1.
     AUTHOR:
  ADDRESSEE:
DESCRIPTION:
            • 0006     DATE: 06/28/85       PAGES:
             LORI COHEN/EPA
             FILE/EPA
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE UPDATE

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 2. 1.   .    - 0007     DATE: 07/08/85       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: DAVE MURDOCK/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
 .ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  SITE STABILIZATION OPERATION AT SILVER MOUNTAIN
             MINE SITE, 06/15/85 TO 06/28/85


 2. 1.   .    - 0008     DATE: 10/18/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DAVE MURDOCK/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  FOLLOW-UP STABILIZATION AT SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
             SITE


 2. 1.   .    - 0009     DATE: 05/27/86       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DAVE MURDOCK/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: REPORT:  TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH JIM MCDANIEL  CONCERNING
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE
            - 0010     DATE: 05/29/86       PAGES:    2
           I: GLYNIS STUMPF/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF  ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: KERRY JEWETT/
DESCRIPTION: HANDWRITTEN MEMORANDUM:  ROPES SECURING THE COVER,  WHICH IS
             STABILIZING THE HEAP AT SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE  SITE,  ARE  BEING
             STOLEN


 2.  1.   .    - 0011     DATE: 12/19/88       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: JOHN R. BENHAM/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,  BUREAU  OF MINES
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  CONCERNING A DETAILED SURVEY OF THREE MONITOR  WELLS  AND
             CONSIDERATION OF A FOURTH WELL AT THE SILVER  MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.
              INCLUDES 2 GRAPHS


 2.  1.   .    - 0012     DATE: 01/06/89       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR: DAVID A. DENTON, JR./U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU  OF
             MINES
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  CONCERNING A SCHEDULE FOR WORK COMPLETION  AT THE
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  INCLUDES 4 PAGES  OF  "INITIAL WET  LAB
             ANALYSIS"

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  SUB-HEAD:   2.  2.   .     Sampling Data

 2.  2.   .    - 0001      DATE: 06/18/81       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR:  /OKANOGAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY,  METAL:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE
              !"-•»

 2.  2.   .    - 0002      DATE: 06/11/81       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  KAREN  ALBRECHT/OKANOGAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY:   SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE -


 2.  2.   .    - 0003      DATE: 10/26/81       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR:  J.  HODGSON,  H. PORATH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
JESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY:   SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 2.  2.   .    - 0004      DATE: 11/19/81       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  H.  PORATH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
JESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY:   SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 2.  2.   .  '  - 0005      DATE: 11/19/81       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  H.  PORATH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
JESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY,  METALS:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 2.  2.   .-   - 0006      DATE: 04/05/82       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  /
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
JESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY:   SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 2.  2.   .    - 0007      DATE: 12/03/82       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE:  FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
JESCRIPTION:  DATA SUMMARY:   SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE

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 2. 2.  .    - 0008     DATE: 06/04/83       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: DATA SUMMARY:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 2. 2.  .    - 0009     DATE: 11/29/83       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: DATA SUMMARY:  SILVER MOUNTAIAN MINE SITE


 2. 2.  .    - 0010     DATE: 09/04/84       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /E AND E, INC.
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: DATA SUMMARY:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 2. 2.  .    - 0011     DATE: 11/07/84       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTQN STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DEJJRIPTION: DATA SUMMARY:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


  SUB-HEAD:  2. 3.  .    Orders

 2. 3.  .    - 0001     DATE: 11/13/81       PAGES:    4
     AUTHOR: /WASHINGTON STATE SUPERIOR COURT
  ADDRESSEE: BARRY NELSON, BLACKBURN S. JOSLIN/OKANOGAN COUNTY  HEALTH
             DEPARTMENT
DESCRIPTION: ORDER:  PERMITTING COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS TO  ENTER THE  SILVER
             MOUNTAIN MINE SITE TO ABATE HEALTH HAZARDS


  SUB-HEAD:  2.4.  .    Pilot Site Mitigation Plan

 2. 4.      - 0001     DATE: 06/17/85       PAGES:   22
     AUTHOR: /RIEDEL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
  ADDRESSEE: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: PILOT SITE MITIGATION PLAN FOR SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE

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 2. 4.  .    - 0002     DATE: 05/22/85       PAGES:   18
     AUTHOR: JOHN H. RUDDICK/RIEDEL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
  ADDRESSEE: DAVID .MURDOCH/WASHINGTON STATE- DEPARTMENT- OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  TRANSMITTAL OF 17-PAGE SITE MITIGATION PLAN SUMMAR^,
             DATED 05/21/85, FOR SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


  SUB-HEAD:  2.5.  .    Consent for Access Agreement

 2. 5.  .    - 0001     DATE: 06/03/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: JIM MC DANIEL/SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
  ADDRESSEE: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: AGREEMENT TO ALLOW WDOE PERSONNEL ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
             SITE TO NEUTRALIZE AND DISMANTLE HEAP LEACHING OPERATIONS


  SUB-HEAD:  2. 6.  .    Notification of Hazardous Waste Activities

 2. 6.  .    - 0001     DATE: 06/24/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: GLYNIS A. STUMPF/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST NO. 13494


 2.6.  .    - 0002     DATE;. 06/28/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DAVID O. MURDOCH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: UNIFORM HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST NO. 13495


 2.6.  .    - 0003     DATE: 09/03/85       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: DAVID 0. MURDOCH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/
DESCRIPTION: NOTIFICATION OF DANGEROUS WASTE ACTIVITIES.  INCLUDES NOTE  BY
             LAWRENCE ASHLEY CONFIRMING TELEPHONE CONVERSATION  WITH ROSS
             POTTER 06/25/85


 2. 6.  .    - 0004     DATE: 04/03/86       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: DAVID O. MURDOCH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: GENERATOR ANNUAL DANGEROUS WASTE REPORT FOR SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
             SITE

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 'SUB-HEAD:   2. 7.  .     Photos

 2. ' 7.   .    - 0001     DATE: 06/26/85       PAGES:    9
     AUTHOR: GLYNIS STUMPF/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: XEROGRAPHIC COPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
             SITE. 3 TO 5 PHOTOGRAPHS PER PAGE, EACH LABELED

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   HEADING:  3.0.  .    REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION (RI) - FEDERAL LEAD

  SUB-HEAD:  3.1.  .    Correspondence

 3. 1.  .    - 0001     DATE: 11/11/88       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DEDE MONTGOMERY/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REVIEW OF SITE SAFETY PLAN PREPARED BY BUREAU OF MINES
             FOR THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  SEE ALSO 3.4. -0005


  SUB-HEAD:  3.2.  .    Memo of Understanding

 3. 2.  .    - 0001     DATE: 09/01/87       PAGES:   15
     AUTHOR: HENRY L. LONGEST, II/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: REGIONAL DIRECTORS/EPA
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  AGREEMENT BETWEEN EPA AND BUREAU OF MINES TO OBTAIN
             BUREAU ASSISTANCE IN TREATMENT OF INORGANIC HAZARDOUS WASTE


  SUB-HEAD:  3. 3.  .    Meetings

 3. 3.  .    - 0001     DATE: 12/07/87       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: KEITH ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: AGENDA:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE RI/FS SCOPING MEETING


 3. 3.  .    - 0002     DATE: 12/22/87       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: KEITH ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: NOTES:  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE MEETING.  INCLUDES LIST OF
             ATTENDEES


  SUB-HEAD:  3. 4.  .    Work Plans

 3. 4.  .    ' 0001     DATE: 06/01/88       PAGES:   71
     AUTHOR: /CH2M HJLL
  ADDRESSEE: /EPA
ASCRIPTION: WORK PLAN FOR REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SILVER  MOUNTAIN  MINE
             SITE

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'3.4.  .   - 0002     DATE: 06/01/88       PAGES:   183
     AUTHOR: /CH2M HILL
  -ADDRESSEE: /EPA
'DESCRIPTION: PLANS:  QUALITY ASSURANCE, FIELD SAMPLING, AND  SITE  SAFETY  FOR
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 3. 4.  .   - 0003     DATE: 07/28/88       PAGES:    10
     AUTHOR: WILLIAM B. SCHMIDT/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  DISCUSSION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND  SAFETY  PROCEDURES.
             INCLUDES STATEMENT OF SERVICES AND ESTIMATED  COSTS FOR SILVER
             MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 3.4.  .   - 0004     DATE: 09/15/88       PAGES:    5
     AUTHOR: WILLIAM B. SCHMIDT/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: RESPONSE TO TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RAISED  BY EPA-AND WASHINGTON
             STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY


    4.      - 0005     DATE: 10/31/88       PAGES:    41
     AUTHOR: /BUREAU OF MINES
  ADDRESSEE: /EPA
DESCRIPTION: SITE SAFETY PLAN FOR THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.   FOR
             AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS,  SEE 3.4. -0006.  SEE  ALSO  3.1. -0001


 3. 4.  .   - 0006     DATE:   /  /         PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: DAVID K. DENTON, JR./BUREAU  OF MINES
  ADDRESSEE: BURTON GOSLING/BUREAU OF MINES
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  REVISION TO SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE SAFETY PLAN.
             SEE ALSO:  3.4. -0004


  SUB-HEAD:  3.5.  .    Comments on Work Plan

 3. 5.  .   - 0001     DATE: 08/01/88       PAGES:    5
     AUTHOR: KEITH ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: WILLIAM B. SCHMIDT/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  COMMENTS BY EPA AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
             ECOLOGY ON THE WORK PLAN FOR THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE

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  SUB-HEAD:  3.6.  .    Sampling and Analysis Data

 3. 6.  .    — 0000     DATE:   /  /         PAGES:    0
     AUTHOR: /
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: SEE 3.7 0002 AND 3.7 0003 FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS DATA
             SUMMARIES


  SUB-HEAD:  3.7.  .    Remedial Investigation Reports

 3. 7.  .    - 0001     DATE: 01/19/90       PAGES:  218
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT, SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE, OKANOGAN
             COUNTY, WASHINGTON


 3. 7.  .    - 0002     DATE: 12/15/89       PAGES:  401
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT VOLUME 2 - APPENDICES  SILVER
             MONTAIN MINE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON


 3. 7.  .    - 0003     DATE: 12/15/89       PAGES:  582
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: APPENDIX .D CHEMICAL ANALYSES AND DATA QUALITY VALIDATION

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   HEADING:  4. 0.  .    FEASIBILITY STUDY  (FS)

  SUB-HEAD:  4.1.  .    Feasibility Study  Report

 4. 1.  .   - 0001     DATE: 01/17/90       PAGES:  300
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE,  OKANOGAN COUNTY,
             WASHINGTON


  SUB-HEAD:  4.2.  .    Proposed Plan

 4. 2.  .   - 0001     DATE: 01/26/90       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SUPERFUND SITE FACT SHEET  HORSE SPRINGS
             COULEE, WASHINGTON  THE PROPOSED PLAN

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   HEADING:  5. 0.  .    RECORD OF DECISION  (ROD)

  SUB-^HEAD:  5.1..  -

 5. 1.  .   - 0001     DATE:   /  /         PAGES:     0
     AUTHOR: /
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: RESERVED

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   HEADING:  6. 0.  .     STATE COORDINATION

  SUB-HEAD:  6. 1.  .     Correspondence

 6. 1.  .    - 0001     DATE: 11/30/82       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: JOHN MEYER/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: RECORD OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DENNIS BOWHEY CONCERNING
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  CLEAN-UP WOULD HAVE TO BE A STATE
             RESPONSIBILITY


 6. 1.  .    - 0002     DATE: 10/18/84       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: ROBERT E. LANDRETH/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: DENNIS BOWHEY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  THANKING WDOE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED AND
             GAINING EXPERIENCE FROM THE FIELD WORK AT SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
             SITE


 6. 1.  .    - 0003     DATE: 06/02/85       PAGES:    2
 ^^ AUTHOR: KATHRYN DAVIDSON/EPA
 ^•DRESSEE: KEN BACK/WASHINGTON PLANNING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AGENCY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  NOTIFICATION OF SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE BECOMING AN
             EPA FUNDED PROJECT


 6. 1.  .    - 0004     DATE: 07/01/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: LORI COHEN/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: CAROL KRAEGE/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  MATERIALS ON SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE PRP SEARCH.  IS
             SILVER STAR AND SILVER MOUNTAIN THE SAME MINE?


 6. 1.  .    - 0005     DATE: 08/28/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DORI GOODRICH/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
             DEVELOPMENT
  ADDRESSEE: LORI COHEN/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  NOTIFICATION THAT THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
             IS COMPLETE, CONCERNING SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE AND THE
             U.S.D.A.  PESTICIDE LABORATORY

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 6. 1.  .    - 0006     DATE: 03/24/88       PAGES:    7
     AUTHOR: BRAD J. EWY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REVIEW OF REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION WORK, QUALITY
             ASSURANCE, FIELD SAMPLING, AND SITE SAFETY PLANS FOR THE SILVER
             MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 6.1.  .    - 0007     DATE: 07/19/88       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: BRAD J. EWY/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REVIEW OF 06/88 REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION WORK, QUALITY
             ASSURANCE, FIELD SAMPLING, AND SITE SAFETY PLANS FOR THE SILVER
             MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 6. 1.  .    - 0008     DATE: 09/20/88       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: LYNN WILLIAMS/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: DOROTHY MILHOLLIN/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REQUEST FOR ECOLOGY RECORDS SEARCH CONCERNING THE
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE. SITE


 6. 1.  .    - 0009     DATE: 02/14/90       PAGES:    7
     AUTHOR: BRAD EWY/DOE
  ADDRESSEE: JANET O'HARA/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER LISTING WASHINGTON STATE ARAR'S


 6. 1.      - 0010     DATE: 03/21/90       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: Carol Kraege/Washington Dept. of Ecology
  ADDRESSEE: Janet O'Hara/EPA
DESCRIPTION: Letter listing applicable ARAR's to pump and treat  scenario
             outlined in the draft ROD.

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   HEADING:  7.0,  .    ENFORCEMENT

  SUB-HEAD:  7. 1.  .    Correspondence

 7. 1.  .    - 0001     DATE: 05/29/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: BONNIE B. BUNNING/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
             RESOURCES
  ADDRESSEE: WALTER STEINWEG/PRC ENGINEERING
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  INFORMATION ABOUT POSSIBLE LOCATION OF WAYNE TATMAN,
             PRP FOR SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE


  SUB-HEAD:  7. 2.  .    Notice Letters and Requests for Information

 7. 2.  .    - 0001     DATE: 06/26/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DAVE MURDOCK/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: WAYNE TATMAN/SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER


 7. 2.  .    - 0002     DATE: 01/29/88       PAGES:    6
     •AUTHOR: CHARLES E. .FINDLEY/EPA
    DRESSEE: JAMES E. BROUSSEAU/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER


 7.2.  .'   - 0003     DATE: 01/29/88       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR: CHARLES E. FINDLEY/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: NORMAN A. LAMB/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER


 7. 2.  .    - 0004     DATE: 01/29/88       PAGES:    7
     AUTHOR: CHARLES E. FINDLEY/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: JIM MC DANIEL/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER


 7. 2.  .    - 0005     DATE: 01/29/88       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR: CHARLES E. FINDLEY/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: G. PATRICK MORRIS/SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER

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 7.2.  .    - 0006     DATE: 01/29/88       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR: CHARLES E. FINDLEY/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: M. BLAIR OGDEN/SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER        -


 7.2.  .    - 0007     DATE: 01/29/88       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR: CHARLES E. FINDLEY/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: J. WAYNE TATMAN/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE LETTER


  SUB-HEAD:  7. 3.  .    Responses to Requests for Information

 7. 3.  .    - 0001     DATE: 02/12/88       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: WILLIAM V. COTTRELL/ATTORNEY AT LAW
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: RESPONSE LETTER:  WRITTEN FOR JAMES MC DANIEL AND HIS WIFE,
             CLAIMING NON-RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE  SITE.
             INCLUDES COPY OF THE DEED


 7. 3.  .    - 0002     DATE: 03/11/88       PAGES:   25
     AUTHOR: NORMAN A. LAMB/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY
  ADDRESSEE: KEITH ROSE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: RESPONSE LETTER:  INFORMATION ABOUT SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE  SITE,
             INCLUDING COPIES OF DEED, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, TITLE
             INSURANCE, ETC.


  SUB-HEAD:  7. 4.  .    Consent for Access Agreements

 7. 4.  .    - 0001     DATES 08/05/88       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: KEITH A. ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: NORMAN A. LAMB/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 7. 4.  .    - 0002     DATE: 08/05/88       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: KEITH A. ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: JAMES MC DANIEL/LOOMIS, WA 98827
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE

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 .7. 4.  .    - 0003     DATE: 08/10/88       PAGES:     3
     AUTHOR: KEITH A. ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: JAMES MC DANIEL/LOOMIS, WA 98827
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.
             INCLUDES BLANK, REVISED CONSENT AGREEMENT


 7. 4.  .    - 0004     DATE: 10/17/88       PAGES:     2
     AUTHOR: NORMAN LAMB/LEADPOINT CONSOLIDATED MINE  COMPANY
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: SIGNED CONSENT FORM FOR ACCESS TO THE  SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 7. 4.  .    - 0005     DATE: 12/21/88       PAGES:     5
     AUTHOR: KEITH A. ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: JAMES W. MC DANIEL/LOOMIS, WA 98837
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  FOLLOW-UP OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION SEEKING CONSENT FOR
             ACCESS TO THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  INCLUDES A 2-PAGE
             UNSIGNED CONSENT FORM AND A 2-PAGE SIGNED CONSENT FORM

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   HEADING:  8.0.  .    HEALTH ASSESSMENTS

  SUB-HEAD:  8. 1.  .    Correspondence

 8. 1.  .    - 0001   .  DATE: 07/28/88       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: STEPHEN D. VON ALLMEN/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
  ADDRESSEE: JOEL MULDER/EPA
DESCRIPTION: MEMORANDUM:  TRANSMITTAL OF PRELIMINARY HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR
             THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


 8. 1.  .    - 0002     DATE: 01/09/90       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: Gregory D. Thomas/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
             Registry
  ADDRESSEE: Janet O'Hara/EPA
DESCRIPTION: Letter commenting on draft RI/FS Report


  SUB-HEAD:  8. 2.  .    ATSDR Health Assessments

 8. 2.  .    - 0001     DATE: 07/28/88       PAGES:    4
     AUTHOR: STEPHEN D. VON ALLMEN/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
             SERVICES
  ADDRESSEE: JOEL MULDER/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  TRANSMITTAL FOR PRELIMINARY HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  INCLUDES A 3-PAGE PRELIMINARY HEALTH
             ASSESSMENT DATED 07/27/88

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   HEADING:   9.0.  .    NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES

  SUB-HEAD:   9.1.  .    Correspondence

 9.  f.   .   - 0001     DATE: 08/15/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: Allen D. Klein/U.S. Dept. of the Interior
  ADDRESSEE: Robert Kievit/EPA
DESCRIPTION: Letter stating that DOI has no present plans for work at Silver
             Mt.  Mine and does not anticipate any work in future

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   HEADING: 10. 0.  .    PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

  SUB-HEAD: 10. 1.  .    Correspondence

10. 1.  .    - 0001     DATE: 03/29/85       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: DEBORAH FLOOD/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: JAMES MC DANIEL/LOOMIS, WA 98827
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  COMPLETION OF 09/04/84 INVESTIGATION OF THE SILVER
             MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


10. 1.  .    - 0002     DATE: 11/10/87       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: BERT SANGER/OROVILLE REGIONAL PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION
  ADDRESSEE: DEBORAH J. YAMAMOTO/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  TRANSMITTAL OF DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE
             OROVILLE REGION.  LETTER ALSO ADDRESSED TO JENNIFER RUFFOLOS OF
             ICF TECHNOLOGY


10. 1.  .    - 0003     DATE: 12/18/87       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: JENNIFER RUFFOLO/ICF TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
  ADDRESSEE: ELLEN WEAVER/OKANOGAN PUBLIC LIBRAY
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  TRANSMITTAL OF EPA'S -COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN FOR THE
             SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


10. 1.  .    - 0004     DATE: 02/15/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: Jackie Scott/Hazardous Waste Treatment Control
  ADDRESSEE: Jeff Webb/EPA
DESCRIPTION: Letter requesting that they be put on the Silver Mt. Mine
             mailing list


  SUB-HEAD: 10. 2.  .    Community Relations Plan

10. 2.  .    - 0001     DATE: 12/01/87       PAGES:   25
     AUTHOR: HANS EWOLDSEN/WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS
  ADDRESSEE: DEBBIE YAMAMOTO AND TIMOTHY BRINCEFIELD/EPA
DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN FOR THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINi; SITE

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  SUB-HEAD:  10. 3.  .     Fact Sheets and Press Releases

10. 3.  .   - 0001     DATE: 07/30/85       PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: DAVE MURDOCK, ED IVES/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRESS OF NEUTRALIZING HEAP LEACHING
             OPERATIONS AT THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


10. 3.  .   - 0002     DATE: 07/01/87       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: TIM BRINCEFIELD/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: NEWS RELEASE CONCERNING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANTS


10. 3.  .   - 0003     DATE: 09/14/87  '     PAGES:    2
     AUTHOR: DEBORAH J. YAMAMOTO/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: ANNOUNCEMENT OF EPA'S PREPARATION FOR AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION
             OF CONTAMINATION AT THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE
            - 0004     DATE: 10/12/88       PAGES:    3
           :  KEITH ROSE/EPA
  ADDRESSEE:  /
DESCRIPTION:  ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BEGINNING OF EPA'S REMEDIAL  INVESTIGATION AT
             THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


10.  3.   .    - 0005     DATE: 09/21/89       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  /
  ADDRESSEE:  /
DESCRIPTION:  BACKGROUND AND STATUS INFORMATION CONCERNING SILVER MOUNTAIN
             MINE SITE  (DOCUMENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE)


10.  3.   .    - 0006     DATE: 01/26/90       PAGES:    6
     AUTHOR:  /EPA
  ADDRESSEE:  /
DESCRIPTION:  SEE 4.2 0001 FOR FACT SHEET INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED  PLAN

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  SUB-HEAD: 10.  4.  .     Comments and Responses

10. 4.  .    - 0001     DATE: 01/10/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  Ron Eggers/Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland Area Office
  ADDRESSEE:  Janet O'Hara/EPA
DESCRIPTION:  Letter commenting on draft RI/FS  (See also Section 9.0)


10. 4.  .    - 0002     DATE: 02/01/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  Melvin E.  Kuhlmann/Board of County Commissioners, Okanagan
             County
  ADDRESSEE:  Janet B.  O'Hara/EPA
DESCRIPTION:  Letter recommending alternative #1,  commenting on expense of
             remediation


10. 4.  .    - 0003     DATE: 02/20/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  Janet B.  O'Hara/EPA
  ADDRESSEE:  Administrative Record/EPA
DESCRIPTION:  Record of Communication.- phone call received from Michael
             Mazetti by Janet O'Hara regarding proposed plan for Silver Mt.
             Mine                                          "      .


10. 4.  .    - 0004     DATE: 02/22/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  Janet O'Hara/EPA
  ADDRESSEE:  Administrative Record/EPA
DESCRIPTION:  Record of Communication - phone call from Richard Bayless to
             Janet O'Hara regarding proposed plan for Silver Mt. Mine


10. 4.  ".    - 0005     DATE: 02/22/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  Janet B.  O'Hara/EPA
  ADDRESSEE:  Richard Bayless/
DESCRIPTION:  Letter accompanying copies of the RI/FS Study Reports


LO. 4.  .    - 0006     DATE: 02/26/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR:  Janet O'Hara/EPA
  ADDRESSEE:  File/
DESCRIPTION:  Handwritten comments on RI/FS Reports received by Janet O'Hara
             in a phone communication from Richard Bayless

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1-0. 4.  .    - 0007     DATE: 02/26/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: Richard Bayless/
  ADDRESSEE: Janet O'Hara/EPA
DESCRIPTION: Letter commenting on RI/FS Reports


10. 4.  .    - 0008     DATE: 02/28/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: Janet O'Hara/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: Mr. McDaniel/
DESCRIPTION: Record of Communication - phone call received by Janet O'Hara
             from Mr. McDaniel regarding new well to replace his stock tank


10. 4.  .    - 0009     DATE: 03/19/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: Gretchen Schmidt/EPA
  ADDRESSEE: Michael Mazetti/
DESCRIPTION: Handwritten notes from phone conversation of 3/19/90 -
             confirmation of comments and comments on groundwater


10, 4.  .    - 0010     DATE: 03/19/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: Gretchen Schmidt/EPA   •*>
  	5RESSEE: Richard Bayless/
DESCRIPTION: Handwritten notes from phone conversation of 3/19/90


  SUB-HEAD:  10. 5.  .    Public Notice of Availability of Information,
                         Notice of Meetings

10. 5.  .    - 0001     DATE: 01/29/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /The Wenatchee World
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: Newspaper ad announcing public meeting and public comment period


10. 5.  .    - 0002     DATE: 02/13/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /The Wenatchee World
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: Newspaper ad announcing 3 week remainder of public comment
             period

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10. 5.  .    - 0003     DATE: 02/15/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /Gazette Tribune
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: Newspaper ad announcing 3 week remainder of public comment
             period


10. 5,  .    - 0004     DATE: 01/25/90       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /Gazette Tribune
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: Newspaper ad announcing investigation results and public meeting

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   HEADING: 11. 0.  .    TECHNICAL SOURCES AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

  SUB-HEAD: 11. 1.  .    Guidances

11. 1.  .    - 0001     DATE: 03/07/89       PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: /EPA
  ADDRESSEE: FILE/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LIST OF EPA GUIDANCES USED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND
             DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES FOR THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE


  SUB-HEAD: 11. 2.  .    Maps and Photos

11. 2.  .    - 0001     DATE: 04/01/70       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: COPY OF MAP OF OKANOGAN COUNTY.  NOTE:  ORGINAL IS ONE LARGE
             SHEET AND HAD TO BE COPIED ONTO TWO SMALLER SHEETS


11. 2.  .    - 0002     DATE: 07/24/81    •   PAGES:    1
     •AUTHOR: /
     RESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: COPY OF PHOTOS OF THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  ACTUAL PHOTOS
             LOCATED AT EPA REGION X HEADQUARTERS


11. 2.  .    - 0003     DATE: 07/01/82       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: /
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: COPY OF PHOTOS OF THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE SITE.  ACTUAL PHOTOS
             LOCATED AT EPA REGION X HEADQUARTERS


11. 2.  .    - 0004     DATE: 08/12/86       PAGES:    1
     AUTHOR: MIKE GALLAGHER/WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: COPY OP PHOTOGRAPHS, PROBABLY OF THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE  SITE.
             ACTUAL PHOTOS LOCATED AT EPA REGION X HEADQUARTERS

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  SUB-HEAD: 11. 3.  .    Technical Sources

11. 3.  .    - 0001     DATE: 01/01/72       PAGES:   31
     AUTHOR: /WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: INVESTIGATIONS;  GEOHYDROLOGIC EVALUATION OF ANEAS  LAKErHORSE
             SPRINGS COULEE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON


11. 3.  .    - 0002     DATE: 12/26/86       PAGES:    8
     AUTHOR: F. W. DE VRIES/E. J. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY
  ADDRESSEE: LORI COHEN/EPA
DESCRIPTION: LETTER:  TRANSMITTAL OF BULLETIN ON CHLORINATION OF CYANIDE
             RESIDUES FROM MINING INDUSTRY OPERATIONS


11. 3.  .    - 0003     DATES   /  /         PAGES:    3
     AUTHOR: /E. J. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN ON- "CHLORINATION OF  CYANIDE
             RESIDUES FROM MINING INDUSTRY OPERATIONS"


11. 3.  .    - 0004     DATE: 03/01/84       PAGES:    4
     AUTHOR: /DU PONT
  ADDRESSEE: /
DESCRIPTION: DATA SHEET ON "KOSTONE B PEROXYGEN COMPOUND" FOR TREATMENT OF
             MINING WASTE CONTAINING CYANIDE

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