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Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection of the Fruita Mine conducted on March 13, 2013 by Zach Trujillo and Dan <br />Hernandez of Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). Weather conditions were clear with <br />the temperature around fifty five degrees fahrenheit and ground conditions weredry. The mine permit was revoked <br />and the bond forfeited in 1994. The Fruita Mine site is fully reclaimed and there was no activity at the mine site at <br />the time of the inspection. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />This is a bond forfeiture site and all applicable records are maintained by the Division. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING — Rule 4.14 <br />Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br />Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.143; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />The backfilled and regraded access road was stable. There were no signs of slumping or sloughing. Roughing of <br />the reclaimed site has appeared successful in reducing erosion and increasing vegetation success. <br />The steep drainage slope is stable. No signs of rills or gullies were observed. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br />Diversions 4.05.4, Effluent Limits 4.05.2, Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />The main channel along the reclaimed slope is heavily armored with riprap. Few spots were noted for undercutting <br />beneath the riprap. <br />The pond was dry at the time of the inspection. The bottom of the pond was partially saturated most likely due to <br />snow melt or a recent small precipitation event. No issues were observed. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />