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June 6, 2023 C-2010-089/New Horizon North Mine LJW <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br /> <br /> <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 <br />N - Availability of Records <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />N - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Lucas West of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety’s Active Mines Program. The site is in final reclamation, and not active the day of the inspection. The <br />weather was clear and dry. Cliff Chiles accomanied the inspection as the normal inspection contacts were <br />performing monthly water sample collection. Six Photos accompany this report to illustrate the observed site <br />conditions. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING – Rule 4.14 <br />Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br />Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br /> Reclamation activities including backfilling and grading were active at the time of the inspection. At the <br />facilities area, all ditches have been backfilled and top soiled to their approximate reclamation contour. These <br />areas appeared stable at the time of the inspection and no settling slumping or erosion was noted. The grading at <br />the facilities area can be seen in Photo One. The Pond 001 area has also been backfilled and is nearing final <br />completion. The Pond 001 area can be seen in Photo Two. Near the Southwest corner of site lie features that have <br />been permitted to remain as post reclamation features. The features include a small stock pond, gravel stockpile <br />area and drainage culvert for irrigation tail water. All three features were observed to be in good condition and <br />can be seen in Photos Three through Five. <br /> <br />At the Pond 002 area, the pond has been completely backfilled with the adjacent Bench 1 material stockpiles. At <br />the time of the inspection, topsoil was being hauled from the area and placed in preparation for spreading, shown <br />in Photo Six. The main stockpile being used is adjacent to the Pond 002 area, however some material is also being <br />used from the topsoil stockpile located in the Southeast area of the site. All materials are being handled properly <br />and no evidence of erosion was noted. In general the reclamation efforts are being conducted extremely well and <br />in an expedient manner. <br /> <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 Maintenance4.03.1(5) and <br />(6)/4.03.2(5) and (6), Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7):