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Pitch Reclamation Project Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board — 2016 Annual Reclamation Report <br /> 6. INSPECTIONS <br /> The last inspection conducted by DRMS was September 16, 2016. No violations were noted during this <br /> inspection. Specific observations included in the inspection report include: <br /> • Adequate mine identification signage was noted at the entrance to the site. <br /> • Access Road: The failed slope along the access road noted during the June 2015 inspection has <br /> been repaired and appears stable. The repair disturbance has been seeded but vegetation is not <br /> yet established on the slope. <br /> • Tie Camp Rock Dump: The slope below the road appears stable and vegetation is becoming <br /> well-established. No significant erosion features were noted. <br /> • Tie Camp Disposal Cell: Slopes appear stable and vegetation is becoming well-established. No <br /> significant erosional features were noted. <br /> • South Mine area: Some of the reclamation has been redisturbed in this area to accommodate <br /> installation of several injection wells. No problems relating to the injection wells were noted. The <br /> reclaimed slopes in the south pit area appear stable and vegetation is becoming well-established. <br /> No significant erosional features were noted. <br /> • North Pit: Slope movement above the North Pit Lake continues to be monitored.A final <br /> reclamation/stabilization plan is not yet developed for this area. Efforts are ongoing and progress <br /> is being made to control erosion and drainage on the east wall of the north pit where several <br /> gullies have formed. Discharge from the North Pit Lake flows through the valve and culvert as <br /> designed. <br /> • The Pinnacle Portal continues to discharge and flow is measured through a v-notch weir. The <br /> discharge reports to a marsh area above the facilities shop building. Cattails and sedges are <br /> becoming well-established in the marsh area. <br /> • Several pieces of equipment were parked in the area near the shop building. The area around the <br /> shop building is well kept and orderly. The radium treatment plant has been removed from this <br /> area. <br /> • Indian Rock Dump: Slopes appear stable and vegetation is becoming well-established. No <br /> significant erosional features were noted. Two injection wells have been installed at the base of <br /> the dump. No problems relating to the injection wells were noted. <br /> • Sediment Pond: The sediment pond appears functional and the pond slopes appear stable.A <br /> surface filter boom placed at the upper end of the pond is maintained and still in place. No <br /> seepage or stability concerns were noted around the dam. <br /> The 2016 DRMS inspection report is included in the CD in the back of the report. There were no other <br /> agency inspections in 2016. <br /> 34 <br />