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Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br /> N -Air Resource Protection N -Roads <br /> R -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> R -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> R -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 of the Fruita Mine conducted on March 18,2016 by Zach Trujilo of Colorado <br /> Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(DRMS). Weather conditions were clear with the temperature around <br /> forty degrees fahrenheit at the time of the inspection and ground conditions were dry. The mine permit was <br /> revoked and the bond forfeited in 1994. The Fruita Mine site is fully reclaimed and there was no activity at the <br /> mine site at the time of the inspection. <br /> AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> This is a bond forfeiture site and all applicable records are maintained by the Division. <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 portal area remains stable. Erosion from the cliffs above has formed along the edges of the cut area where the <br /> portals were. Portals remain sealed and no issues were observed. <br /> FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18: <br /> Deer were observed along the site. It appears they were using the reclaimed upper portion of mine site as a lay <br /> down area.Approximately 12 deer were on site. <br />