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March 5, 2014 C- 1981- 025/North Thompson Creek Mine BFB <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection N <br />R - Availability of Records N <br />N - Backfill & Grading N <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N <br />N - Explosives N <br />N - Fish & Wildlife N <br />N - Hydrologic Balance N <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N <br />N - Other N <br />N - Processing Waste N <br />- Roads <br />- Reclamation Success <br />- Revegetation <br />- Subsidence <br />- Slides and Other Damage <br />- Support Facilities On -site <br />- Signs and Markers <br />- Support Facilities Not On -site <br />- Special Categories Of Mining <br />- Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection of the North Thompson Creek Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of the Colorado <br />Division Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The weather conditions were clear and cool. The mine area was <br />inaccessible due to the access road being snow covered and not maintained. Road maintenance ended <br />approximately 3.25 miles before the mine site (photo 1). Only snowmobiles were able to access the area (photo <br />2). <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />The mine records were available at the Garfield County Court House in Glenwood Springs. <br />The following records need to be updated: <br />DRMS permit — 2013 <br />Findings Document - 2009 <br />Insurance certificate - 9/2013 <br />Bond document - 6/2012 (still shows a $100,000 bond) <br />Reclamation Cost Estimate - 6/2011 (updated in RN -6) <br />NPDES Records - 512013 <br />Quarterly Pond Inspections — 3rd Qtr 2013 <br />See the Availability of Records form at the end of this inspection report. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED: none <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS /COMPLIANCE <br />No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection, nor are any pending. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />