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August 11, 2014 C- 1981- 025/North Thompson Creek Mine BFB <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />The refuse pile pond was incorporated back into the permit in TR -28. By incorporating the pond back into <br />the permit, the water holding capacity is increased for the developed water resource. This is beneficial for the <br />landowner who holds the water rights to the mine discharge water. The new permitted area is about 330 feet wide <br />and extends 1000 feet beyond the current permit boundary for a total of 7.5 acres. The new permitted acreage was <br />inspected during this inspection. Drawing D -3 -2 was geo- referenced in ArcMap and used in a Trimble YUMA <br />GPS unit to navigate the permit boundary. <br />The northern permit boundary was well vegetated with grasses and shrubs (photo 4). The boundary is just north of <br />the refuse pile pond but does not include the refuse pile or the refuse pile drainage ditch. <br />The eastern permit boundary starts just east of the refuse pond, runs south, down the hill and crosses North <br />Thompson Creek (NTC). It is well vegetated with grasses on the northern part and dense trees and shrubs on the <br />southern part. A fence line appeared to be in the location of the eastern permit boundary. <br />The east end of the southern permit boundary starts south of NTC in tall trees with a dense understory. NTC <br />crosses the southern permit boundary several times (photo 5). The vegetation is very dense along the creek with <br />several downed trees across the creek. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The 41 portal was very well vegetated with grasses and forbs. <br />There was a large stand of plumeless thistle on the 41 portal (photo 6) and the refuse pile berm. Plumeless thistle <br />is a Colorado List B noxious weed and it needs to be treated. <br />A couple of houndstongue plants were seen on the north side of the bridge and on the long pond berm, east end. <br />Houndstongue is a Colorado List B noxious weed and needs to be treated. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS — Rule 4.02: <br />The mine entrance sign with the permit number is missing. <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: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />