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2 March 2021 C-1982-057/Seneca II-W Mine RAR <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected <br />NA=Not Applicable <br />N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted <br />R -Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />V=Violation Issued <br />R - Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />Y - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was an aerial inspection of the Seneca IIW 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. Snow is sparse <br />throughout the site, ponds appeared frozen and snow covered. Main haul roads, were snow covered. No <br />hydrologic or air quality issues were detected in the imagery. The weather appeared clear. <br />ONGOING PERMITTING ACTIONS: <br />SL6 and SL7 <br />RN7 decision proposed <br />INSPECTION. - <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />Reclamation appears stable. Vegetation was dormant at the time of inspection, drainages and contour ditches <br />appeared stable as did steep, slide prone areas. Reclamation activities, for the most part, have been completed at <br />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 appeared stable and in good condition. <br />o No rutted areas or iced areas where standing water had frozen 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 frozen and snow covered. <br />o No discharge was noted in drainages or ponds in the imagery. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />