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June 25, 2013 C-1981-018/Deserado Mine <br />ZTT <br />pipe that pumps water up to the pond that may have been the cause to the damp section of the embankment. <br />B -Seam Dewating Pond pump was operating during the time of the inspection. The B -Seam Dewatering Pond <br />consists of series of primary ponds that leads into an artificial wetland before reaching a final pond called the Last <br />Chance Pond. Prior to the inspection, water had been pumped up to the Last Chance Pond where it is then allowed <br />to settle out. At the time of the inspection, water stayed within the wetlands section before settling out. To the date <br />of this inspection, no water has been discharge from the B -Seam Dewating Pond. <br />Ponds SS -1 and SS -2 collect runoff from the Slot Storage. Both ponds' primary spillways are trickle tubes. <br />Spillway inlets were clear of debris with stable and vegetated embankments. Pond SS -1 SS -2 held no water. <br />Ponds RR -1 and RRS-1 are located south of the railroad loop. Both ponds collect runoff and wash down water <br />from the train loadout. Both ponds were stable. Both ponds were dry at the time of the inspection. <br />All refuse pile ponds were inspected. RP -1 collects runoff from the reclaimed Refuse Pile 1. RP -1 was dry and <br />well vegetated. The riser pipe primary spillway inlet and outlet were clear of any debris. Embankments were well <br />vegetated and no signs of instability. Pond RP -2/3 consists of three cells. Runoff from Refuse Pile 2/3/4 are <br />directed into two upper cells. Once water fills to the spill way of these two upper cells, water then enters the larger <br />third cell. The primary discharge is a riser pipe. The emergency spillway was armored with rip rap. Each cell of <br />2/3 held minimal water with no discharge from the pond. RP4 held minimal water at the time of the inspection. <br />Primary discharge is a riser pipe with a rip rap armored channel as its emergency spillway. Both spillways were <br />clear. No issues with the embankments were noted. Pond RP -5 also held minimal water. RP -5 has a combination <br />primary/emergency spillway and was armored with rip rap. Embankments were stable and vegetated. <br />Small Area Exemption's (SAE) within Deserado's permit are constructed with either a combination of berms and <br />rock check dam, gravel pads or cross ripped grading for erosion control. The following SAE's were inspected: <br />• B -Vent Shafts <br />• Water Storage Tank <br />• Explosives Storage <br />• Haul Road Blisters <br />• Radio Tower <br />• Rock Dust Tanks <br />No signs of erosion were observed in any of the SAES. l OL Vent Shaft SAE is a constructed pad with berms and a <br />rock check dam as its primary sediment control. Noted in the March inspection report that cutting had occured <br />below the rock check dam of the pad. Additional rocks were used to help mitigate more erosion with no signs of <br />additional cutting at the time of this inspection. <br />All culverts within the facility area were inspected with no issues observed. <br />A gully has formed along the eastern perimeter ditch of Refuse Pile 5A and is in need of maintenance. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />