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November 24, 2015 C-1981-033/Bear Mine LDS <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />NA - Air Resource Protection <br />NA - 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 />NA - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />R -Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />NA - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />Y - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection by Leigh Simmons of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division). <br />The Bear Mine permit was revoked on 6/6/2013. The weather was fine and cold. <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 river was running a little higher than the seasonal average, at around 120 cfs, per the USGS <br />streamflow station just upstream. The river was partially frozen and the treatment pond was completely frozen (the <br />sediment pond was dry). A small, dark colored discharge was running into the river at the west end of the site, <br />south of the bridge. Although it was frozen in spots, the fact that such a low flow rate discharge was liquid at all <br />indicates that it was a relatively warm groundwater discharge; the "tea" color is consistent with the dissolved <br />humic acid previously identified at the seep a little to north that is captured by the treatment pond. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3); Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4); Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and <br />(6)/4.03.2(5) and (6); Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />There were no signs of any further damage to the road or bridge, and no signs that anyone had accessed <br />the site. <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br />There was no indication of any further slide movement. A small plume of smoke was observed emanating <br />from the escarpment above the slide area, possibly indicative of an underground coal fire. This will be monitored <br />over future inspections. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS — Rule 4.02: <br />The exposed signs and markers are clearly the victims of target practice; it's not obvious that anything <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 13 <br />