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August 26, 2020 C-1981-008/New Horizon Mine JHB <br /> Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA—Not Applicable <br /> Y -Air Resource Protection Y -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records Y -Reclamation Success <br /> R - Backfill &Grading Y -Revegetation <br /> NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - Subsidence <br /> NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br /> Y -Fish&Wildlife Y - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R - Hydrologic Balance Y - Signs and Markers <br /> Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N - Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> NA - Processing Waste R -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of CDRMS. Frank Ferris represented ERMR and <br /> accompanied the inspection. Frank was in the field when the inspector arrived on site. The inspector met Frail{in <br /> a field adjacent to the property. The weather was hot a dry,but clear. much of the smoke from wildfires in the <br /> state had disappated, though it was still somewhat hazy. Covid-19 protocols were followed. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14 <br /> Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies <br /> 4.14.6: <br /> The operator is in the process of filling low spots in irrigated pastures to account for differential settling. <br /> This is discussed in more detail in the topsoil section. <br /> The operator was completing the regrading of Sediment pond 9 to a permanent stock pond.Final configuration of <br /> the emergency spillway was being conducted at the time of the inspection. The stock tank has been nicely graded, <br /> and blends well with the surrounding slopes. The stock tank was currently dry. <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; Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> The mine is very dry with little rain since the end of July. Pond 16 was dry, and Pond 18 was dry. <br /> The ditches south of BB road that had sediment deposition after the July heavy precipitation events had been <br /> cleaned out. The sediment that came off the irrigated cropland field(Morgan property)has been left at the side of <br /> the field for the farmer's use. These repairs are appropriate. The culvert at the NW corner of the Irrigated <br /> Cropland inlet is roughly 1/3 full of sediment. Frank assured that this culvert would be flushed out. <br /> SLIDES and DAMAGE -Rule 4.12: <br /> During the inspection Frank saw one of the landowners, Pat Enstrom, owner of the pasture that had some <br /> sediment deposition during the July storm event. Mr. Enstrom came by and confirmed that he was satisfied with <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />