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ffl. COMMENTS ® COMPLIANCE <br />Williams Fork Mines <br />20 May 2010 <br />Pg 1/2 <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken <br />during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection of the Eagle Mines conducted by Jim Stark of <br />CDRMS, Joe Shoemaker of BTU-Empire accompanied me on the inspection. The <br />mine is currently in temporary cessation and is only performing maintenance and <br />monitoring activities, The mine is used for training for employees at the Foidel Creek <br />Mine. The inspection was conducted on the afternoon of 20 May 2010. The weather <br />was warm and partly cloudy and the ground was dry, The Williams Fork River, which <br />runs along the north and east side of the train loadou'l, was running a bill higher then, <br />its winter flow but had not left its bank, <br />Availability of Records: The records were brought to the inspection in three-ring <br />binders by Joe Shoemaker (they are stored at the Foidel Creek Mine in Oak Creek-, <br />CO). Please see the DRIVIS Availability of Records form at the end of '!'his inspection <br />for more detailed information. <br />Signs and Markers: - All of the necessary signs were in place as required, The west <br />and east entrances along Colorado Highway 13 all have the appropriate signs, <br />Stream buffer zone (and buffer zone exemption) signs were also in place as requireO <br />along the Williams Fork River, All of the topsoil piles inspected had the proper <br />signage, as required. Disturbance markers were in place, All of the Mine's ID Signs <br />need to be changed to reflect the mine's name change (to the Williams Fork Mines, <br />which was approved with Minor Revision 48, <br />Roads: - The mine access road is a gravel road. The access road was dry and <br />appeared to be well maintained and stable. There were no ruts or erosional <br />problems noted on the road, <br />- The roads on the east side of the mine were all well maintained at the time of the <br />inspection, There were no ruts or erosional problems noted on the roads on the East <br />side of the mine (east of Hwy 13). <br />Hydrologic Balance: - The Mine 5 dewatering ponds, 5-P5, 5-P6 and 5-P7 <br />I ., all <br />contained water at the time of the inspection. The ponds were discharging at the <br />time of the inspection (from the outfall from Pond 5-P7), The pond discharge was <br />clear, The pond embankments,,/ver-e well vegetated and stable on H_ nc- erosionafli <br />problems were noted, <br />Sediment Pcx>ds 5-PI <br />both dry Ct tr-�&-, tit-naa (-,'f <br />_4 _-7 <br />