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April 28, 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 />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA -Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />Y - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a parial inspection of the Trapper Mine; permit no. C-1981-010 operated by Trapper Mining, Inc. (TMI). <br />This inspection included a ground visit conducted by Tabetha Lynch with the Division of Reclamation, Mining, <br />and Safety (DRMS) and an aerial inpsection. Both were conducted on 28 April, 2015. The weather was foggy <br />and overcast in the morning and cleared up in the afternoon. The site was muddy due to rain on multiple days <br />prior to the inspection. Some locations were not accessible due to the muddy conditions. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE — Rule 4.18: <br />A prairie falcon nest site buffer zone, which is shown on Map M25A and discussed on page 4-161 of the permit. <br />Due to the muddy conditions we were unable to get to the southeast corner of the permit area applicable to this <br />buffer zone. The buffer zone was established by U.S. Fish and Wildlife service and states that no surface activity <br />will be permitted within this area between March 1St and July 31St each year. <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 />Industrial Waste Pond was holding water <br />Johnson ponds 6 and 7R were holding water and discharging. The primary and emergency spillways appeared <br />clear and functional. <br />West Pyeatt No. 1 was holding water. The embankment appeared stable. Sediment marker present. Spillways <br />were clear. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />