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17 September 2020 C-1982-057/Seneca II-W Mine RAR <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y—Inspected N—Not Inspected R—Comments Noted V—Violation Issued <br />NA=Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection R - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste Y - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife N - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was an aerial inspection of the Seneca II W Mine, C1982057, operated by Seneca Property LLC. The <br />inspection was conducted aerially by Brock Bowles and the images analyzed and the report prepared by me, Robin <br />Reilley of the DRMS. No mine representative was present as this was an aerial inspection. No hydrologic or air <br />quality issues were detected in the imagery. The weather was clear, however wildfire smoke created a hazy pall <br />on the landscape. <br />INSPECTION <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />Reclamation appears stable. Vegetation was going dormant at the time of inspection, drainages and contour <br />ditches appeared in good repair and appeared stable as did steep, slide prone areas. Reclamation activities, for the <br />most part, have been completed at the site. <br />ROADS Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3), 4.03.2(3); Drainage 4.03.1(4), 4.03.2(4); Surfacing and Maintenance 4.03.1(5) and (6) <br />4.03.2(5) and (6). <br />o Roads, observed in the imagery appeared stable and in good condition. <br />o No fugitive dust was noted. <br />o No rutted areas or areas of standing water were noted in the imagery. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE- Rule 4.05 <br />General Requirements 4.05.1; Effluent Standards 4.05.2; Divergence and Conveyance of Overland Flow 4.05.3; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Sediment Control Measures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7; Impoundments <br />4.05.9; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Underground Mine Entry 4.05.10; Surface and Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />o Ponds were holding water and springs appeared to be discharging. <br />o Check dams, contour ditches and reconstructed drainages appeared intact and stable. <br />o Stock tanks over most of the site appeared to hold some water. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />