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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />Page 1/2 Deserado C-81-O18 <br />16 June 2004 <br />This was a Complete inspection of the Deserado Mine conducted by Jim Stark of <br />CDMG. Scott Wanstedt of BME, Max McCoy of BLM accompanied me on the <br />inspection. The mine was actively producing coal and hauling refuse at the time of <br />the inspection. Part of this inspection was to accompany the BLM on their <br />Environmental Assessment of a proposed water line relocation (MR-127) and 1 1 <br />exploration holes (NOI X-2004-142-09). The weather was warm and overcast and the <br />ground was dry. <br />Availability of Records: All of the necessary records were available in the mine <br />office. See the records check-list at the end of this report for more details. <br />Signs and Markers: All of the necessary signs (including the mine ID signs, permit <br />boundary signs, refuse pile ID signs, subsoil stockpile signs and topsoil stockpile signs) <br />were properly displayed and in good condition. <br />Roads: The access road to the mine site is a paved road. The road was well <br />maintained and in good condition. <br />-The haul road to the refuse piles (RP-l, RP-2/3/4 and RP-Sa) was well maintained <br />and in good condition. The road appeared stable and there were no signs of <br />erosional problems. <br />-The conveyor corridor road was well maintained and stable. There were no <br />problems noted with the road. <br />Hydrologic Balance: -Pond Rp-1 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond <br />embankment was well vegetated and there were no erosional problems noted. <br />- Pond RP-2/3 was dry at the time of the inspection. Both of the cells at the pond <br />inlet contained water (the east cell was about 1 /3 full and the west cell was full). The <br />pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no <br />erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. <br />- Pond RP-Sa contained a small amount of water at the time of the inspection but <br />was not discharging. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to <br />be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. <br />- Pond SS-1 contained a small amount of water at the time of the inspection but was <br />not discharging. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be <br />stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. <br />- Pond SS-2 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on <br />the pond embankment. <br />