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February 17, 2015 C -1981- 022 /Elk Creek Mine MLT <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS /COMPLIANCE <br />Infraction Number: CV2014008 <br />Inspection Date: October 28, 2014 <br />Date Issued: December 9, 2014 <br />Primary Topic: Gen. Compliance with Mine Plan <br />Secondary Topic: Support Facilities On -site <br />Tertiary Topic: n/a <br />Description: <br />• Failure to provide well abandonment reports within 30 -days, <br />• Failure to provide accurate information in well abandonment reports (inaccuracies <br />include stating wells were sealed to the surface and casings were cut below the ground <br />surface when this was not seen in the field), <br />• Failure to cut well casing below surface, <br />• Failure to plug and /or seal well casing to within three feet of the ground surface, <br />• Failure to temporarily cap and /or seal wells that will be used in the future as required, <br />• Failure to construct drill pads as permitted (the pads are larger than permitted), <br />• Failure to construct drill pads in location(s) shown on map, <br />• Failure to construct light -use roads as permitted (road widths are larger than permitted), <br />• Failure to construct light -use roads in location(s) shown on map, <br />• Failure to comply with all permit conditions, and <br />• Failure to provide proper liability for drill pads and light -use roads. <br />Abatement #: 1 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Provide well abandonment reports in a timely manner. The <br />Division recommends changing the permit text to allow for all well abandonment reports <br />to be submitted together, by the end of the calendar year in which they are sealed. <br />Abatement #: 2 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Correct all inaccurate well abandonment reports and resubmit <br />within 30 day of the date of this violation. <br />Abatement #: 3 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Submit all missing well abandonment reports within 30 days. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 Page 4 of 7 <br />