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August 26, 2024 C-2010-089/New Horizon North Mine CCW <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 10 <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 />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This report documents the Division’s observations taken during a complete inspection of the New <br />Horizon North Mine on August 26, 2024. The inspection was completed by Clayton Wein of the <br />Division. Mindy Sickles represented Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation (ERMR) during the inspection. <br />The weather was clear with a temperature of 82° F. The ground conditions were mostly dry with a few <br />damp spots. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> <br />The records for the New Horizon North Mine are located at the mine office in Nucla, Colorado. The records were <br />well kept. The records for the Division’s June 2024 Inspection Report and the 2nd Quarter Discharge Monitoring <br />Reports were updated during the inspection. Please see the Availability of Records Form attached to the end of <br />this report for more details. <br /> <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 /> <br />The permanent culverts underneath AA road are located in the southern permit boundary. The Culverts were <br />observed to be clear of obstructions and stable. The riprap inlets and outlets were in good condition. There were <br />no indications of erosional features. <br />Ponds 001 and 002 were reclaimed in the fall of 2023. Pond 001 was reduced in size to a stock pond. The pond <br />was holding a small puddle of water in it during the inspection (Photo 1). The stock pond was stable with minor