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October 15, 2024 C-1981-018/Deserado Mine TJ1 <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 12 <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 />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />R - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - 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 partial inspection of the Deserado Mine <br />conducted on October 15, 2024. This report was written by Todd Jesse of the Division. The operator, Blue <br />Mountain Energy (BME) was represented by Kurt Blunt during the inspection. The weather was sunny and around <br />60° F at the start of the inspection. The ground conditions were mostly dry with some mud from recent <br />precipitation. The entire mine site was accessible to travel. <br />Maintenance Items Identified During This Inspection: <br />1. Animal burrows were identified on embankments of ponds RP-2/3 and RP-5. <br />Burrow repair was completed during the inspection. <br />EXPLOSIVES – Rule 4.08 <br />Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4; Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4: <br /> The explosives storage area for the Deserado Mine is located at the southern end of the main facilities <br />area. The storage consists of a pad with a storage bunker for the explosives. The cut and fill slope of the pad was <br />stable with no erosional features (Photo 1). Runoff from the pad is directed to an outlet at the southeastern end of <br />the pad and passes down a channel through straw bales. Straw bales are in good condition and appear to be <br />functioning as designed. <br /> <br />FISH and WILDLIFE – Rule 4.18: <br /> Wildlife was observed throughout the mine site. Ducks and songbirds were noted at the PP-2 Pond. <br />Ungulate tracks were seen throughout the mine site and elk were observed on the embankments of the RP-5 refuse <br />pile. <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;