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September 24,2019 C-1981-010/Trapper Mine RAR <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 N -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill&Grading R -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> R -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br /> R -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial Phase III bond release (SL20) inspection. Weather was warm, with temperatures <br /> ranging from 50 to 75 degrees F and clear. The ground was dry. Present at the inspection were: <br /> Graham Roberts with Trapper Mining, Inc. (TMI), Dan McKinnon with the Office of Surface Mining <br /> (OSM), Jennifer Maiolo with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Steve Freese with Colorado <br /> State Land Board, and myself, Robin Reilley with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and <br /> Safety (DRMS). SL20 proposes a partial Phase III release comprising 162.1 acres of rangeland types <br /> A, AB and C as follows: <br /> 0 21.7 acres of A <br /> 0 138.6 acres of AB <br /> o 1.8 acres of C. <br /> These parcels are located at former pits A, F, and Z. Parcel names indicate the former pit, the <br /> rangeland seed mix, and the year of final seeding, respectively. Both private and state surface areas <br /> were included in the proposed release. All parcels have previously been Phase I and II released and <br /> meet the 10 year liability timeframe. Bulleted adequacy items below indicate subjects to be resolved <br /> before the proposal of a release decision. <br /> o 4 inch diameter steel pipe was found protruding approximately 6 feet from the soil in parcel <br /> FAB06. A search of the permit found this to be a development drilling hole, drilled to a depth <br /> of 1360 feet. The documentation indicated that the pipe had been filled with bentonite in July <br /> of 2006 as per Rule 4.07.3. The operator agreed to sever the pipe and document the activities <br /> for the record. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br />