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August 23, 2016 C-1980-004/McClane Canyon Mine ZTT <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 6 <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 />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete inspection of the McClane Canyon Mine by Zach of Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (DRMS). No mine representative was present during the inspection. The mine is currently in <br />temporary cessation and no activity is occurring on site. Weather conditions were clear with the temperature <br />around forty degrees fahrenheit at the time of the inspection. Ground conditions were dry throughout the site. The <br />field inspection of the McClane Canyon Mine was conducted on August 24, 2016 with a record check on August <br />23, 2016. The McClane Canyon Mine records were located at the office of J. E. Stover & Associate, Inc. in Grand <br />Junction, Colorado. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />All records are kept at the office of J. E. Stover & Associate, Inc. in Grand Junction, Colorado. Please see the <br />Division’s Availability of Records checklist at the end of this inspection report for more detailed information. <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 />East Salt Creek held ponded water but was not flowing at the time of the inspection. <br /> <br />All culverts were inspected associated with upland diversions and site drainages were inspected. All culverts were <br />clear of debris and sediment. <br /> <br />The sediment pond held minimal water well below the primary discharge pipe. Emergency spillway is located at <br />the toe inlet of pond and was stable. The emergency spillway leads to a ditch with a silt fence. The silt fence was <br />stable and well keyed in. <br />