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August 20,2021 C1981033,Bear 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 /> NA -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill&Grading R -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -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 a complete inspection by Leigh Simmons of the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> (Division).The weather was clear,but the site had received heavy rain for much of the preceding day and <br /> overnight.The Bear mine permit is revoked,the site has been reclaimed, and the inspection frequency has been <br /> reduced to quarterly. There was no sign of any recent disturbance and access to the site was restricted by a locked <br /> gate. <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;Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br /> Drainage—Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8;Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> Water continued to seep from the area below the landslide and was conveyed by the sinuous channel. <br /> Despite the heavy rain,minimal pooling of water had occurred across the site. <br /> REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15 <br /> Vegetative Cover;Timing: <br /> Since cheat grass is generally dead by late summer,other warm season species were more visible,and the <br /> impression was that they had started to increase their presence. Rubber Rabbitbrush was particularly dense in spots <br /> around the norther edge of the reclaimed area. <br /> SLIDES and DAMAGE -Rule 4.12: <br /> The landslide area and the escarpement above it were not mpsected closely,but it appeared from the <br /> ground that no recent activity had occurred. Smoke/steam could be seen issuing mainly from two vents above the <br /> scarpe. <br /> Erosion had continued around the abutments of the bridge,this was particularly noticeable on the east side <br /> of the bridge. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 2 of 12 <br />