CGP Exhibit (A-1, Feb. 1997 draft plan) labeled, "Aerial photo showing the conditions of the property when CGP purchased it from Occidental Mineral in 1992." However, Oxymin abandoned the site in 1978. This photo, labeled "Koogle & Pouls Engineering" (of Albq.), is not dated. The image is placed with north at the top. Notice the surface of the 100 x 100 x 100 foot "cube" Oxymin turned into rubble....
Occidental's exploratory drilling activities had left many trees & bushes thriving outside what was to become the 3 acre CGP mine zone. "[N]othing in the Applicant's submittals demonstrates it [CGP] can successfully establish trees at this site." --F. L. Green