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June 21, 2016 C-1992-080/Carbon Junction Mine RAR <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> <br /> Page 3 of 8 <br /> <br />4.03.1(5) and (6) I 4.03.2(5) and (6); Reclamation 4.03.1(7) I 4.03.2(7): <br /> <br /> All roads in and around the site were stable with no signs of erosion observed with the exception <br />of: <br />1. Erosional features along the slope between the Ewing Mesa Road and the South East <br />Pasture Road as shown in photos 3B and 3C. <br />The following issues from the March inspection were addressed: <br />2. The formation of a runoff channel along east side of Ewing Mesa Road as seen in photos 5A <br />through 5D. <br /> <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE- Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, <br />4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring4.05.13; Surface Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage- Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream <br />Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> <br /> Observed ditches were in stable condition, well riprapped and appeared to be functioning correctly. <br /> Culverts observed appeared to be functioning correctly. <br /> Sediment ponds are reclaimed and no longer collect water. <br /> <br />TOPSOIL -Rule 4.06 <br />Removal4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution <br />4.06.4: <br /> <br /> Topsoil stockpiles observed were marked appropriately, and appeared well -covered with <br />vegetation, stable with no signs of active erosion. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKFILL and GRADING-Rule 4.14 <br />Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall <br />Elimination 4.14.1(2); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials <br />4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br /> <br /> The reclaimed North Pit slope exhibited no signs of erosion or instability. <br /> No problematic rills or gullies were found. <br /> <br /> <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS- Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br /> <br /> The reclamation appears successful for the propo sed postmining land use of dryland pasture. Horse <br />and a plethora deer prints were present throughout the site. <br /> Observed topsoil stockpiles #2 and #7, reclaimed spoils area and reclaimed sediment ponds <br />appeared stable with established native vegetation. <br /> <br /> <br />