2015-03-05_INSPECTION - M1992058 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1992058
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 3/5/2015
• Doc Name: BLM Inspection Report
• From: Bureau Of Land Management
• To: DRMS
• Inspection Date: 5/7/2014
• Email Name: TC1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DETAILED SITE INSPECTION OBSERVATIONS
Good Housekeeping and overall, operations appear to be in compliance.
Oil spots (fresh and old) were noticeable in the catchment area below the
GENERAL COMPLIANCE
stock pile and in the staging area on pit floor.
Maintenance of the stormwater management structures is the only site
SITE DEVELOPMENT
development.
Mining in an eastward direction. Planning to mine eastward to create
benches to fix the current slope failure: After mining within 50 feet of the
OPERATIONAL PHASE
eastern boundary, the mining will move northward avoiding disturbance in
alkali gulch.
A slope of the staging area has had topsoil and rock covering but has not
been seeded yet. This removed the majority of the white face and now
blends with surrounding brown topography. A portion of white still shows
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RECLAMATION STATUS
in this area facing southeast and a few white stockpiles exist on this flat.
(TOPSOIL, ROADS, ETC.)
Overall the site is less visible from the road and seeding in the future will
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further minimize visual contrast. No area of the site is near final
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reclamation.
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The stormwater ponds seem to be holding and operating effectively. One
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of these ponds is holding but needs reinforcing due to water carving out in
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two places. The road is designed with a berm or small ridge on one side and
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ditch on the other. Most of this sediment is still being trapped in
sediment ponds, however, no sediment traps exist south of the staging
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area where several berm and ridge blowouts have occurred allowing
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sediment to reach the gulch. The-sediment ponds and ditches are cleaned
regularly, but the ditch to the south of the stockpile needs to be cleaned
EROSION/ SEDIMENTATION
out where it is near the road. These ponds are designed to catch the
sediment fill with water and overflow the tops. No breaching was observed
in these ponds. This is all part of the stormwater management plan and is
being maintained and monitored in compliance to the said plan. The pit
floor slopes into the working face to create a catchment area for
stormwater. Final reclamation plans will follow the same suit and a pond
will be constructed on the pit floor. Final benches will be designed to also
slope into the face and engineered to catch water and direct it off the
edges to the pit floor.
No explosives are stored on site.
EXPLOSIVES
No problems with safety were noted at the time of the inspection.
SAFETY
ENGINEERING/ GEOLOGIC & STABILITY
The slopes and site appear stable for the given material.
CONDITIONS
OTHER LOCAL/ STATE/ FEDERAL REQ. &
DRMS sign was posted and the operation appeared to be in compliance
with all other state and federal regulations.
COMPLIANCE