Silver Reef Mine
Utah
AVI performed all site investigations, design plans and specifications for 513 mine openings in Southern Utah. Designs included special bat closures and handling of radioactive materials. A one-man survey crew equipped with the Trimble GPS Total Station performed all surveying for this project. Survey work included verification of existing aerial photo control mapping coordinates. Location of approximately 513 mine openings (shafts, adits, subsidence, etc.). Project area consists of approximately six (6) square miles with three (3) limestone/sandstone 200-foot vertical uplifts. All surveying was accomplished in 16 days with an estimated cost savings of approximately $15,000 from conventional methods. Final Construction costs are unknown.