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June 8, 2015 C-1981-046/Sunlight Mine <br />The soil on the hillside west of the lower adit is loose and unconsolidated but did not have any rills or gullies. <br />The scale area appeared to be stable. There were no signs of slumping or cracking. <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 />The upper clean water diversion ditch of the upper mine area continues to be blocked by the slumping <br />hillside above the ditch. A small rill has formed on the upper side of the blockage where the water is forced down <br />the face of the slope. <br />The culvert under Hwy 117 for the clean water diversion ditch on the west end of the disturbed area is nearly <br />clogged (photo 3). The debris in the culvert appears to be from road maintenance. <br />The culvert under Hwy 117 on the east end that drains into sediment pond 2 is also nearly clogged with debris <br />(photo 4). The debris appears to be from road maintenance. <br />Sediment Pond 2 did not contain water. Trees were growing in the bottom of the pond and in the embankment. <br />The spillway was clear of obstructions. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and <br />(6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The access roads to Pond 2 and the lower adit area were well vegetated and appeared to be stable (photos <br />5 and 6). There were no signs of rills or gullies on the road surface or slopes above and below the roads. There <br />are also many trees and shrubs growing on the road surfaces. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The vegetation looks very good this year. Most likely due to the amount of rainfall during the spring. <br />Shrubs are the dominant vegetation type on the mine site and of the surrounding area, although they were not <br />counted in the vegetation sampling survey of 2013 and 2014. The majority of the herbaceous plant species present <br />are perennial which is consistent with the rangeland post mining land use. Several noxious weed species including <br />houndstongue, mullein, field bindweed, cheatgrass, Canada thistle, oxeye daisy and absinth wormwood were noted <br />in the vegetation survey and this inspection. There are no remaining funds for weed treatment. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS — Rule 4.02: <br />The Division's mine identification sign was in place and legible. It remarkably doesn't have bullet holes. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />