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March 18, 2015 C-1981-010/Trapper Mine TNL <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />R - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA -Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />Y - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />Y -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This is a revision to an inspection report issued 09 April 2015. Changes made include a correction to the labels in <br />Photo 4 and 5 from the incorrectly labelled West Pyeatt to East Pyeatt drainage and the reference to these photos <br />in the text. The changes made are shown bolded below. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Trapper Mine; permit no. C-1981-010 operated by Trapper Mining, Inc. (TMI) <br />conducted on 18 March, 2015 by Tabetha Lynch and Jared Ebert of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety. Mr. Graham Roberts with TMI accompanied us into the field. The weather was clear and warm. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />Blasting Records were checked for compliance and availability. The last record available was from the <br />previous day 03/17/2015. The fourth quarter 2014 air blast report from Matheson Mining Consultants was <br />available for review. The last recorded trigger to the air blast seismograph was Jan 21st 2015 at IOOdB. The <br />seismograph was last calibrated 9/17/2014. <br />At random the March 5th, 2015 record was checked against the scale distance equation in the permit rules for max <br />weight of explosives. The record was found to be accurate with all data available. <br />EXPLOSIVES — Rule 4.08 <br />Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4; Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4: <br />The Division observed a parting shot at 4pm in L -pit. The blast warning signs were in place. The <br />Operator appeared to have closed off all roads leading to the blast area. Very little fly rock was observed. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 7 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />