Arenas El Barbon

Good morning.
We are here at El Barbón Wash,
in the Ojos Negros valley,
Baja California, México.
Today is Sunday, November 18, 2012.

We are observing the sand mining
in this section of El Barbón Wash.
On this site,
mining has taken place approximately
since the year 2000,
that is, for the past 12 years.

In this particular location,
sand mining has taken place
to a depth of 3 to 5 meters.
It can be seen that
the depth of sand mining
has almost reached
the water table.
Additionally, we will see shortly
how the removal
of 3 to 5 meters of sand in this reach
of El Barbón Wash
has uncovered rock outcrops
of the Tertiary Era.

In this reach,
enough sand has been removed
to reveal the rock outcrop

on the creek bed.
As it can be seen,

the bedrock outcrops in this area,

It is necessary to regulate
the mining of sands
in the washes of Baja California.
One of the considerations should be
to complete the sand mining project

and to return the washes and creeks
to their natural condition
existing prior to the development.
As it is clearly seen in this case,
this has yet to happen here.