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February 26, 2019 C-1981-018/Deserado Mine CCW <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 6 <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 />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - 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 partil inspection of the Deserado Mine conducted on February 26, 2019. The inspection was completed <br />by Clayton Wein of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division). Jason Tuttle of Blue <br />Mountain Energy, Inc was present during the inspection. The weather was clear with a temperature of 40 degrees <br />F. The ground conditions were mostly snow covered and muddy. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE – Rule 4.18: <br /> During the inspection of the mine site, a buck was seen on the embankment of the haul r oad. Deer tracks <br />and rabbit tracks in the snow were observed throughout the site. <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 /> <br />- SS-1 and SS-2 Ponds <br />The SS-1 and SS-2 ponds are located near the Slot Storage. Both of the ponds were covered with snow. There <br />were no indications of instability or erosion on the embankments. There was no discharge from either of the <br />ponds. <br /> <br />- B-Seam Dewatering System #2 (Photo 1) <br />The pump for the dewatering system was inac tive at the time of the inspection. T he middle cell in the system was <br />holding a small amount of frozen water. There was no discharge from the pond. The embankments were covered <br />with snow. There were no observed signs of erosion or instability. <br /> <br />- B-Seam Dewatering System #1 (Photo 2) <br />Water was being pumped into the dewatering system during the inspection. Discharge from the Last Chance Pond