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September 24, 2015 C-1981-020/Munger Canyon Mine ZTT <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />R - 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 />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br />N - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection of the Munger Canyon Mine by Zach Trujillo of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). There was no operator representative present during the inspection. <br />Weather conditions was clear and with dry ground conditions. The inspection started records checked at the J. E. <br />Stover & Associates office located in Grand Junction, CO followed up with a ground inspection at the mine site. <br />There was no activity at the mine site at the time of the inspection. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />All records are kept at J. E. Stover & Associates office located in Grand Junction, CO. Records were inspected for <br />compliance prior to the field inspection. Please see the Division's Availability of Records checklist at the end of <br />this inspection report for more detailed information. <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 />The reclaimed sediment pond backfill remains stable. The area was roughened to prevent erosion and cutting. No <br />issues were observed. <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 reclaimed Munger Creek crossing is stable. Storm events has pushed larger rocks along the base of the <br />channel making the crossing hard to pass. No issues were observed. <br />The 10 reconstructed channels located along the reclaimed section of haul road were inspected. Each channel was <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />