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Notes for site visit March 24, 2014: <br />Bill Bear and I began our inspection around 9:30. Our first stop was Pond C, <br />which was being dewatered to Pond D at the time of inspection. Both ponds <br />held water. <br />Our next stop was gob pile #2 where work was being done on previously <br />end dumped material. Significant progress has been made on placing and <br />compacting material, compaction testing was scheduled for gob piles #2 & 3 <br />the following day (Tuesday). Bill thinks it could be up to 3 weeks for the <br />previously end dumped material on top of pile #2 to be completely placed <br />and compacted. No new gob is being dumped at gob pile #2, all activities <br />are focused on processing previously end dumped material. <br />We drove over to gob pile #4 and from the top of the pile, the slopes and <br />ditches below looked good. On my next site inspection, I plan to walk all the <br />ditches in the gob pile #2/4 area, weather permitting of course. <br />Next, we visited gob pile #3. Work continues on placing and compacting gob. <br />Over the weekend, the mine received some rain, so there were a few areas <br />of standing water in the eastern portion of the pile, but no puddles that <br />were large enough to be of concern. Gob coming from the wash plant is <br />being dumped in the drying area where it is being turned over by an <br />excavator. This gob is then placed in the active area of the pile. An effort is <br />being made to reduce the amount of native material being mixed with the <br />gob, but a small amount of mixing was still taking place due to the recent <br />rains. We walked to the outlet of the underdrain, and no water was flowing <br />out. Next, we walked around the southern edge of the drying area where <br />water continues to flow to Ditch J3. <br />Pond F holds about 6.5' of water and Sediment. Pond B holds a small <br />amount of water. The sediment level of Pond J is exposed, there is very little <br />water in the pond.. <br />The concrete structure near Pond J mentioned in DRMS's March 11 <br />inspection is a cistern. No special procedures will be needed for removal <br />during Pond J expansion. <br />