By May 2004, more than 10,000 tons of high-grade ore had been mined from this adit. |
At Sigirino, first blasts for the access adit mark the start of excavation work for the Ceneri Base Tunnel. |
The authorization to excavate an exploratory adit in the accident area was granted in June 2005, allowing the work to begin immediately. |
Two shafts and an adit were ultimately driven, but Dunham reported that recorded output of lead concentrates for this period was fairly low. |
Today the adit can still be seen at the confluence of the Uncompahgre River and Canyon Creek, at the base of Oak Street on the southwest side of Ouray. |
Armed with large circular screens, we worked the pocket remains in a small stream that ran past the mine adit. |