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<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 />N - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - 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 GEC Mine conducted by Zach Trujillo of Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) on July 24, 2018. The GEC Mine was a surface mine which the <br />Division has revoked the bond and terminated the permit. Therefore, no mine operator remains. All bond monies <br />available to the Division were utilized by the Divisin for reclamation activitries and no reclamation bond money <br />remains to conduct maintenance activities. The weather was clear and ground conditions were muddy and <br />saturated. Temperatures during the inspection were around seventy five degrees fahrenheit. <br /> <br />On July 23, 2018, a large precipitation event occurred at the mine. For the day, a total of 1.68 inches of <br />percipitation was measured at Florence, CO (located approximately 8 miles northwest of the mine) with 1.43 <br />inches of precipitation measure over an hour. <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 /> <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 />As stated early in this report, a large precipitation event occurred at the mine in a short period. For more <br />information, please refer to the Slides and Other Damage section of this report. <br /> <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />Given the intense storm, the majority of the reclaimed slopes showed no signs of additional erosion. Vegetation <br />along the East and West Pit areas, North Area, Orphan Mine and Tipple Area is well established and contributed <br />to the stabilization of the surficial material along the slopes associated with each of the area. <br /> <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br />Due to the intensity of the rain in relatively short span of time, large erosional cuts occurred along the ditch <br />located at the northern facing foot of Chen’s Hill. The drainage for this area normally reports to Pond A located <br />next to the gated entrance to the site. However, with Pond A previously filled with sediment, sediment backed up <br />along the ditch before water eventually flowed along and across the road adjacent to Chen’s Hill before flowing