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January 26, 2016 C-1982-057/Seneca II-W Mine JHB <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br /> <br /> <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 />N - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a partial inspection consisting of review of aerial photos by Janet Binns of DRMS. Aerial photos were <br />collected by Harry Ranney of DRMS on 1/26/2016. <br /> <br />The mine is a reclaimed surface mine. As such no mine personnel remain on the site. Access roads throughout <br />the mine site are not plowed during the winter months. Activity is limited to water monitoring in the winter <br />months. The mine site is snowcovered with a considerable snow pack. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE – Rule 4.18: <br /> Few animal tracks are noted throughout the reclaimed mine. Some tracks can be seen leading to Stock <br />Tank T-18, as well as the top of the ridge near drainage 005-E1, and SP-2006-3. <br /> <br />Based on visible fences protruding through the snow pack, the snow depth is estimated t be 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 feet <br />deep. Taller grasses and shrubs still protrude through the snow. <br /> <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 /> Ponds and stock tanks throughout the reclaimed mine site are frozen and snow covered. <br /> <br />Stock pond T-18 was visible, snow covered and appears to have a frozen pool of water. It does not appear that T- <br />18 was discharging. <br />Drainage 005-E1 is snow covered but does not show signs of failure. <br />T-5 was visible and is frozen and snow covered. No concerns were noted with drainage 006-Gulch. <br />Pond 006 was frozen and snow covered with no open water observed. <br />Pond 017 was also frozen and snow covered.