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September 17, 2015 C-1981-044/Williams Fork Mines 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 />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA -Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />Y - 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 complete inspeciton of the Williams Fork Mines; DRMS Permit No. C-1981-044, operated by Moffat <br />County Mining, LLC (MCM). The inspection was conducted by Tabetha Lynch with the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Brian Watterson with MCM was present during the inspection. There was <br />equipment on-site at the time of inspeciton working on the AML wise -hill project, which is not related to mining <br />activites at Williams Fork. The Facilities buildings previously broken into have been sealed up. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />The mine records were brought to the site, they are available at Twentymile Mine office. See the end of <br />this report for details. <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 following ponds were checked and their condition is noted below: <br />HR-Plb dry <br />HR-PIa dry spill way clear <br />9-P8 dry <br />9-P7 dry spill way clear <br />9 -PI dry <br />9-P6 dry culvert clear <br />9-P5 dry <br />9-P2 dry <br />9-P3 (current discharge point) dry, dewatering pumps were not turned on or producing discharge <br />SH -PI dry. Former sink hole filled in about 5 years ago, area appears stable. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: I <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />