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July 29, 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 />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />The Colorado Division of Mining and Safety (Division) conducted an aerial inspection of the Trapper Mine, <br />DRMS permit No. C1981010 on 29 July, 2015. Harry Ranney with the Division took the aerial photographs. I, <br />Tabetha Lynch, with the Division prepared the inspection report. The weather appears to have been clear. The <br />observations from aerial photographs are below. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING — Rule 4.14 <br />Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br />Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />It appears mining is occurring in L -dip Pit with two active draglines. <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 />No excessive erosion was noted in the photographs. It appears pond maintenance is occurring on Middle <br />Flume 3. A -Pit, East Flume, East Middle Flume 1 and Middle Flume 1 are holding water. <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />Exploration drilling appears to be occurring just east of the permit area and it appears topsoil is being <br />stripped and salvaged from the drill pad areas as required. It appears topsoil is being stripped from the southeast <br />corner of the permit area just south of topsoil stockpile G2-06. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />