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October 20, 2015 C-1981-014/Southfield Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />YNRVNA <br />NOTE: =Inspected =Not Inspected =Comments Noted =Violation Issued =Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection R - Roads <br />NR <br /> - Availability of Records - Reclamation Success <br />NN <br /> - Backfill & Grading - Revegetation <br />NAN <br /> - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste - Subsidence <br />NAR <br /> - Explosives - Slides and Other Damage <br />NR <br /> - Fish & Wildlife - Support Facilities On-site <br />RN <br /> - Hydrologic Balance - Signs and Markers <br />NR <br /> - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NNA <br /> - Other - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NR <br /> - Processing Waste - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />A partial inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS on October 20, 2015. The weather was seasonably <br />warm. The ground was dry. <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 two ponds at the mine site, Pond 4 and Pond 5, were dry. No major problems were found with <br />embankments, flumes, or spillways. <br />ROADS Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The road to the SAE at the former Newlin Creek Topsoil Stockpile was found to be stable when viewed <br />from the RDA with binoculars. <br />The Monarch Fan Road was passable in an SUV, but the erosion at the northeast corner of this road appears to be <br />worse than in past months. No problems were seen with the rest of this road. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />At the facilities/portal area and at the former Pond 3 area, no large bare spots, erosion, or weed patches <br />were seen, and there appears to be excellent vegetative cover. The hillside near the gravel lot is mostly stable. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br />28 <br />Page of <br /> <br /> <br />