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ORIGINAL -PUBLIC FILE <br />(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING iD #: nn_Ies;n_~aa <br />INSPECTION DATE: ~/~/n~ INSPECTOROS INITIALS: ~- <br />OBSERVATION <br />The Division conducted a monitoring inspection of the site while in the area to finalize the items to be covered <br />in the pending Technical Revision # 46. Prior to the inspection met with Alec Keith, the mining Engineer and <br />Gray Goodrich, Manager Environmental Affairs, for the mine and discussed CC&V's proposal to place and <br />reclaim Squaw Gulches Phase V dump first, after increasing the height of the phase to 400 feet. The dump is to <br />be reclaimed in 90 days after the maximum height is achieved, and Mr. Goodrich stated that the recalamtion <br />cost has already been allocated for this year, and plan to complete the reclamation with in 90 days; from the <br />time the maximum height is reached. The Division will prefer such a design because since it will be at the base <br />of the over burden storage area and reclaimed, it will act as an excellent buttress and will not object to the <br />height of the overburdens increase for the phase v to exceed the 300 feet limit for this short period. Once <br />reclaimed the Division will recommend CC&V for a recalamtion award, for conducting the recalamtion of the <br />site ahead of schedule. The reclamation will be in accordance with the MLRD Board approved amendment # <br />8 with over all slopes averaging 2.5: 1 slope or gentler. <br />After the meeting inspected the Wild Horse area, it was being actively mind, five lifts of ore has already been <br />removed from the area. Inspected the crusher area storm water management for the haul road appeared to <br />be in good repair. <br />Looked at the old #3 and # 4 pads, the pads have been detoxified for several years and the water from the <br />ponds, with CDOH&E concurrence have been in use for dust suppression with in the permit area for the past <br />several years. Since this area is going to be mined out, CC&V wants to start removing the rest of the pad <br />material for stemming purposes in their exploration program, as they have been doing for the past several <br />years. CC&V wants to move this material in staging areas in their exploration sites and place the liner in the East <br />Cresson or any of their pit backfill areas. The Division will not object to placing the pad material in the staging <br />areas with in the permit area for exploration stemming and burying the liner in the pits. <br />Inspected Phase 1,11,111 AND IV Leach Pad areas and recorded the following readings from the High and Low <br />Volume solution collection transducers. <br />Phase I high volume solution collection transducer # 2 was recorded at 47.2, # 3 was recorded at 47.6. Low <br />volume transducer # 1 was recorded at .72 and # 2 was at .19. Pizometer for the pond was at 46.3 feet <br />Phase II&III High Volume Solution Collection Transducer # 3 was recorded at 31.5 # 4 was at 25.8 and # 6 was at <br />31.8. Low Volume # 1 was at .12 and # 2 was at .29. Piezometer for the pond was at 32,3 feet. <br />Phase IV high Volume solution collection transducer # 7 was recorded at 16.9 #8 was at 16.0 #9 was at 16.6 <br />and # 10 was at 16.9. Low volume # 1 was at .12 and # 2 was at .29 inches of hydrostatic head. All other <br />transducer readings are in feet of hydrostatic head unless other wise noted. <br />Inspected the external pond, it was holding some frozen water, while in the area collected the following <br />readings from the low volume solution collection transducers. # 1 was at 9.59 and # 2 was of 9.5 inches of <br />hydrostatic head. <br />