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Swastika Mine and Dutchman Canyon Reclamation Project

Meandering Stream next to Graded Gob Pile

Summary of Work

The Swastika Mine and Dutchman Canyon Reclamation Project is located about 4.5 miles northwest of Raton in Colfax County, New Mexico. The project area is on the Vermejo Park Ranch.

The project included work to safeguard hazardous mine features at the abandoned Swastika coal mine, to stabilize and reclaim abandoned coal gob piles at the Swastika Mine and at Dutchman Canyon, to realign and restore a reach of the Dillon Canyon channel at the Swastika Mine, and to improve an existing evaporation pond that intercepts mine seepage at Dutchman Canyon. Permanent road improvements were constructed at both Swastika Mine and Dutchman Canyon to accommodate the other work.

Plans and Specification are available below.

Specifications
VPR - Swastika and Dutchman Canyon Reclamation Project

Plan Set #1
SET 1 - 01 - COVER PAGE	SET 1 - 09 - CULVERT 2 & 3
SET 1 - 02 - SURVEY CONTROL	SET 1 - 10 - CULVERT 4 & 5
*SET 1 - 03 - OVERALL SITE PLAN	SET 1 - 11 - CULVERT 6 & 7
SET 1 - 04 - PLAN AND PROFILE	SET 1 - 12 - CULVERT INSTALLATION
SET 1 - 05 - ROAD X SECTIONS 1	SET 1 - 13 - CUT FILL
SET 1 - 06 - ROAD X SECTIONS 2	SET 1 - 14 - DRAINAGE PLAN
SET 1 - 07 - ROAD X SECTIONS 3	SET 1 - 15 - CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES
SET 1 - 08 - CULVERT 1	SET 1 - 16 - NOTES


Plan Set #2
SET 2 - 01 - COVER SHEET	SET 2 - 16 - CHANNELS WEST 1 - 3 PLAN AND PROFILE
SET 2 - 02 - SURVEY CONTROL	SET 2 - 17 - CHANNELS WEST 4 - 6 PLAN AND PROFILE
*SET 2 - 03 - SITE PLAN	SET 2 - 18 - CHANNELS EAST 1 - 2 PLAN AND PROFILE
*SET 2 - 04 - EXCAVATION VOLUME DISTRIBUTION	SET 2 - 19 - SWALES PLAN AND PROFILE
SET 2 - 05 - CLEAN FILL AND GOB PLACEMENT	SET 2 - 20 - CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCES
SET 2 - 06 - CLEAN FILL AND GOB X SECTIONS 1	SET 2 - 21 - SOIL AMENDMENT MAP
SET 2 - 07 - CLEAN FILL AND GOB X SECTIONS 2	SET 2 - 22 - REVEGETATION MAP
SET 2 - 08 - LANDFORM RESTORATION WATERSHEDS NORTH	SET 2 - 23 - TYPICAL_REVEGETATION_PLAN SET 2 - 24 - TREE AND SHRUB
SET 2 - 09 - LANDFORM RESTORATION WATERSHEDS SOUTH	SET 2 - 25 - WILLOWS SET 2 - 26 - SOD AND TRM
*SET 2 - 10 - DILLON CANYON PLAN & PROFILE	*SET 2 - 27 - SWASTIKA AND BLOSSBURG SAFEGUARDING
SET 2 - 11 - COAL CANYON PLAN & PROFILE	SET 2 - 28 - SWASTIKA 168
*SET 2 - 12 - DILLON AND COAL X SECTION PLAN	SET 2 - 29 - NOTES
SET 2 - 13 - DILLON CANYON X SECTIONS 1
SET 2 - 14 - DILLON CANYON X SECTIONS 2
SET 2 - 15 - COAL CANYON X SECTIONS


Plan Set #3
SET 3 - 01 - Cover Sheet	SET 3 - 10 - EMBANKMENT DESIGN
SET 3 - 02 - SURVEY CONTROL POINTS	SET 3 - 11 - EMBANKMENT X SECTIONS
SET 3 - 03 - SITE PLAN	SET 3 - 12 - CUT FILL MAPPING
SET 3 - 04 - DRAINAGE PLAN	SET 3 - 13 - SOIL AMENDMENT MAP
SET 3 - 05 - ROLLING DIP	*SET 3 - 14 - REVEGETATION MAP
SET 3 - 06 - ARMORED DIP	SET 3 - 15 - SHRUB & TREE
SET 3 - 07 - ROAD X SECTIONS 1	SET 3 - 16 - WILLOWS
SET 3 - 08 - ROAD X SECTIONS 2	SET 3 - 17 - SOD AND TRM
SET 3 - 09 - SPILLWAY & SWALE	SET 3 - 18 - NOTES

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Post-construction Information Year Completed: 2013 Cost: $4,485,131.22 Project Engineer: Richard Spotts, P.E., Water and Earth Technologies, Inc. Project Manager: Mike Tompson, P.E., Abandoned Mine Land Program Main Contractor: Kiewit New Mexico Co. Subcontractor for Revegetation: 814 Solutions, Inc.

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