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October 1, 2020 C-1980-007/West Elk Mine LDS <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 N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Backfill & Grading N - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife R - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br />N - 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 />CONIMENTS <br />This was an aerial inspection. The site was flown and photgraphed by Brock Bowles. Pictures were inspected by <br />Leigh Simmons. The weather was fine, although the air was still hazy with smoke from wildfires. <br />A particular focus of the inspection was on Mine Ventilation Borehole (MVB) pads and roads in the Sunset Trails <br />Roadless Area, in the south of the permit area. The main facilities, Sylvester Gulch facilities and RPEE were also <br />inspected. Details are given in the photograph captions. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />The pictures show that no new construction had occurred in the Sunset Trails Roadless Area since <br />Cessation Order CO-2020-001 was issued on June 18, 2020, and modified on September 17, 2020. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br />N/A <br />OTHER (SPECIFY) <br />N/A <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />