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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Tom Bird represented the operator. With the operator's consent, this report was issued from the Denver office of DMG. The mine was active with trucks being loaded in the stack tube area. The ground was dry. Availability of Records All required records were available (see attached list). Siens and Markers A mine i.d. sign was properly displayed at the entrance to the site. Disturbed azea boundary markers were in place around the perimeter of the facilities azea. Roads The mine entrance haul road was well maintained. Hvdroloeic Balance Ponds. The east and west ponds were dry. Embankments and inslopes of both ponds were in good shape. The primary and secondary spillways appeared in good condition on both ponds. The west pond was cleaned out in 2005. Both ponds appeared to have adequate sediment capacity. Ditches. The rock-lined 100-year cleaz-water ditch on the east side of the facilities azea was in good shape. The Swale in the haul road and the Swale on the east side of the east pond were in place. Sediment traps on the sides of the main haul near the mine entrance were in good shape. Mondtoring Well. The steel enclosure on the wellhead of the Wiltze alluvial monitoring well was in good condition. Processine Waste The waste pile showed no evidence of structural instability. The top surface of the pile was dry and it slopes gently to the reaz of the pile, as designed. The face of the pile was not excessively gullied.