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DETAILED SITE INSPECTION OBSERVATIONS <br />There was a lot more equipment and containers on the pit floor compared <br />to the last inspection. There were also motor oil spots (old) that were <br />noticeable in the staging area on pit floor. There were some containers that <br />did not have labels. Majority of them were trash cans and a couple of large <br />GENERAL COMPLIANCE <br />plastic fluid containers. There was a container on the large yellow trailer <br />that was dripping down into a bucket that was on top of a 55 gallon drum. <br />The drum was unmarked and the bucket did not seem to be effective due <br />to the oil being all over the bucket and the top of the 55 gallon drum. <br />Maintenance of the stormwater management structures is the only site <br />SITE DEVELOPMENT <br />development. <br />Mining in an eastward direction. Planning to mine eastward to create <br />benches to fix the current slope failure. After mining within 200 feet of the <br />OPERATIONAL PHASE <br />eastern boundary, the mining will move northward avoiding disturbance in <br />alkali gulch. <br />A slope at the staging area has had topsoil and rock covering but has not <br />N <br />been seeded yet. This removed the majority of the white face and now <br />Z <br />g <br />blends with surrounding brown topography. A portion of white still shows <br />RECLAMATION STATUS <br />in this area facing southeast and a few white stockpiles exist on this flat. . <br />O <br />(TOPSOIL, ROADS, ETC.) <br />Overall the site is less visible from the road and seeding in the future will <br />a <br />further minimize visual contrast. No area of the site is near final <br />greclamation. <br />U <br />W <br />The stormwater ponds seem to be holding and operating effectively. The <br />UJ <br />road is designed with a berm or small ridge on one side and a ditch on the <br />z <br />other. There are now delineators along the road from the staging area to <br />the pit. Most of this sediment is still being trapped in sediment ponds, <br />however, no sediment traps exist south of the staging area. The sediment <br />ponds and ditches are cleaned regularly. No breaching was observed in <br />these ponds. This is all part of.the stormwater management plan and is <br />EROSION/ SEDIMENTATION <br />being maintained and monitored in compliance with this plan. The pit floor <br />slopes into the working face to create a catchment area for stormwater. <br />The water caught in this catchment area does not drain anywhere and it <br />evaporates from there. Final reclamation plans will follow the same suit <br />and a pond will be constructed on the pit floor. Final benches will be <br />designed to also slope into the face and engineered to catch water and <br />direct it off the edges to the pit floor. <br />No explosives are stored on site. <br />EXPLOSIVES <br />No problems with safety were noted at the time of the inspection. <br />SAFETY <br />ENGINEERING/ GEOLOGIC & STABILITY <br />The slopes and site appear stable for the given material. . <br />CONDITIONS <br />DRMS sign was posted and the operation appeared to be in compliance <br />OTHER LOCAL/ STATE/ FEDERAL REQ. & <br />with all other state and federal regulations. <br />COMPLIANCE <br />