With federal land out and no place safe on the mine's property, the next move was to turn to the county for a place to deposit the rock. The Catron County officers understand what it takes to make it out here and know people need to keep expenses down. As well, it just happened they had a use for all that fill, and anything the county can get for free helps keep taxes reasonable. A date was set. Sam's precision blasting worked like a charm.
Mining is underway on the newly accessible body of ore.
And the old hole at the dump down in Pleasanton is now filled in smooth as a plate. Appreciation is extended to the Catron County Sheriff's Department for stationing a deputy at the dump entrance to make sure no one got too close to the impact area. Since the deputy was on duty anyhow, this did not cost the taxpayers a cent.