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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 3 of 10 <br /> <br />rills on the embankments. These rills have been documented in previous Division inspection reports. The rills are <br />small in size and have not impacted the pond’s stability. <br />There are three clusters of groundwater monitoring wells GW 53, 54 and 55, and GW 56, 57 and 58. The well <br />clusters were observed to be stable and in good condition. There was no evidence of erosion around the well <br />clusters. The caps for each of the wells in the clusters were intact. <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): <br /> <br />The southern access road was stable with no erosional concerns. <br /> <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br /> <br />Reclamation on areas on the west, east and southern boarders of the permit boundary, known as NHN-007 DP, <br />were reclaimed in the fall of 2023. The areas were backfilled, graded, topsoiled and seeded. The western portion <br />is where Pond 002 and the western ditch were located (Photo 2). The reclamation was stable with no erosional <br />concerns. No indications of differential settling were observed. Vegetation has begun to grow in and help <br />stabilize the area. Noted in previous Inspection Reports, the southern portion of the reclamation had a set of large <br />rills was observed connecting the older NHN-006 DP dryland pasture reclamation to the drainage culvert under <br />AA Road. The rills appeared to have formed due to tailwater runoff from the central irrigated pasture. The rills <br />were observed to have stabilized. The location of the rills has dense vegetative growth from the addition of the <br />tailwater runoff (Photo 3). The operator had installed a silt fence to reduce the amount of sediment transported <br />during the runoff. The silt fence was in good repair. The southern reclamation was stable with vegetative growth <br />(Photo 4). No other erosional features were identified and no differential settling was seen. The eastern portion of <br />the reclamation included the east ditch and the southeast corner of the disturbed area. The reclamation was stable <br />with no erosional features (Photo 5). There were no indications of differential settling. Vegetation seeded last fall <br />was growing in well. <br /> <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS – Rule 4.02: <br /> <br />Mine Identification signs were spotted at all entrances to the permit area. The signs displayed the permit number, <br />operator and Division contact information. Permit boundary markers were also noted to be posted on the fence <br />delineating the permit boundary. All signs were in good condition and legible. The signs were posted in easily <br />viewed locations. <br /> <br />TOPSOIL – Rule 4.06 <br />Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution 4.06.4: <br /> <br />One remaining topsoil stockpile is at the mine site (Photo 6). The pile is located near the northeast corner of the