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January 26, 2017 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 8 <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 />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />N - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />R - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />A partial inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS on January 26 and 27, 2017. The majority of the <br />inspection took place on the 26th. An inspection of the Jansen Loadout occurred on the 27th. The weather was <br />clear and cold. The ground was mostly clea r of snow except for north facing slopes. The NECC representative <br />who participated in the inspection was Vince Massarotti. <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE – Rule 4.09 <br />Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization: <br />As in the past, the overall shape of the DWDA#2 looks good, but there are many rills on the sides. The sump at the <br />east end of this waste pile appears to be of a proper size: not in need of urgent cleaning and not too large. <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; Impound ments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Pond 001A was holding water/snow/ice but not discharging. The liner looked good where it was visible. <br /> <br />Very little water was in Pond 007A, and it was not discharging. Vince Massarotti indicated that NE CC will resume <br />sediment removal in the near future (likely the week after the January inspection). Using a Rangefinder, the <br />distance from the pond embankment to the sediment in the pond was 10 to 15 feet in some places. At other places <br />the distance looked to be significantly less, suggesting that sediment removal in this pond should be done very <br />soon prior to the possibility of a wet spring. No problems were seen with spillways or embankments, although the <br />water meter will need to be replaced prior to any discharge through the primary spillway. <br /> <br />The silt fence by the SAE by Pond 007A appeared to be functioning well. <br />