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March 16, 2016 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 /> N -Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a complete inspection by Leigh Simmons of the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> (Division). The Bear Mine permit was revoked on 6/6/2013. The weather was clear. There was a little new <br /> snow on the ground,with deeper drifts of old snow in shady spots. <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 largely ice-free. The sediment pond appeared dry, and the treatment pond was completely <br /> thawed. <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 Maintenance 4.03.1(5)and <br /> (6)/4.03.2(5) and(6); Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br /> There was no evidence of any recent access, or damage to the road or bridge. <br /> SLIDES and DAMAGE -Rule 4.12: <br /> Puffs of smoke (or steam)were visible from two spots near the top of the slide escarpment,but the <br /> conditions were such that a closer inspection would not have been safe. The smoke did not show up in <br /> photographs. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br /> N/A <br /> OTHER(SPECIFY) <br /> N/A <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />