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October 27, 2016 C-1981-015/Fruita No 1 & 2 ZTT <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 - Roads <br />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Other <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection of the Fruita Mine conducted on October 27, 2016 by Zach Trujillo of Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). Weather conditions were clear with the temperature around <br />forty five degrees fahrenheit and ground conditions were dry. The mine permit was revoked and the bond forfeited <br />in 1994. The Fruita Mine site is fully reclaimed and there was no activity at the mine site at the time of the <br />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 backfilled and regraded access road was stable. There were no signs of slumping or sloughing. Roughing of <br />the reclaimed site has appeared successful in reducing erosion and increasing vegetation success. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE —Rule 4.18: <br />Deer were observed along the upper portion of the site. <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 remaining pond was dry during the inspection. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />