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July 12,2022 C-1981-022/Elk Creek 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 R -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 N - 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 /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial inspection by Leigh Simmons of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> (Division). The weather was clear and dry. The status of the Elk Creek Mine is "active"however no coal is being <br /> mined and the only activity since the last inspection was site maintenance. <br /> A focus of the inspection was on the sites for which Phase III bond release had been requested with the <br /> SL-7 application. Locations were recorded using the internal GNSS receiver of a Samsung Galaxy S10e phone <br /> through the Esri Field Maps app. <br /> The inspection was attended by Dough Smith (Oxbow), Dan Mackinnon(OSMRE), and Dan Gray <br /> (USFS). Representatives of the BLM and Hotchkiss Ranches were notified but did not attend. <br /> RECLAMATION SUCCESS -Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br /> The sites inspected were reclaimed drill pads and access roads situated on publicly and privately owned <br /> lands north of the main facilities area, at elevations between approximately 7,500' and 8,300'. The diversity of <br /> vegetation in the reclaimed areas was generally excellent,with very limited sign of noxious weeds. Table 1 shows <br /> a list of the sites inspected, and their location is shown in Figure 1. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br /> N/A <br /> OTHER(SPECIFY) <br /> N/A <br /> ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS/COMPLIANCE <br /> No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection,nor are any pending. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Page 2 of 17 <br />