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March 28, 2017 C-1983-059/Terror Creek Loadout CCW <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 7 <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 />Y - 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 />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete inspection of the Terror Crrek Loadout, conducted on March 28, 2017. The inspection was <br />completed by Clayton Wein of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division). There <br />was no company representative present for the inspection due to the site being inactive. The weather was cloudy <br />with a temperature of 40 degrees Farenheight. The ground conditions were damp due to rain the previous evening. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> The records for the Terror Creek Loadout are kept at the Mining Office located at the Elk Creek Mine in <br />Somerset. The records are in good condition and well maintained. The records were up to date. Please see the <br />Availability of Records form attached to the end of this report for more details. <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 /> There are two ponds at the Terror Creek Loadout, the Dug -out Pond (Photo 1) and the Sediment Pond. <br />During the inspection the Dug-out Pond was dry. The embankments of the pond were stable and well vegetated. <br />There were no issues noted. The Sediment Pond was holding a small amount of water . The level of the water in <br />the pond had not reached the level of the primary spillway. There were not any erosional issues noted and the <br />embankment was stable. <br /> <br />ROADS – Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br /> The access road to the loadout was in good condition and there were no issues noted. <br />