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(Page 2) MINE ID / OR PROSPECTING ID f M-94-117 INSPECTION DATE 7 19 95 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ACS OBSERVATIONS This report is being filed to document site conditions during an inspection conducted 7/19/95. The filing date for this report ie 9/5/95. Because of the period of time that has transpired between the site inspection and the report filing, and because the Division has conducted another site inspection during this time period that will be the subject of a separate report, no compliance problems or corrective actions are detailed in this report. The interim storm water retention berm had been completed on the tailing dam crest. The material ie essentially a coarse granite Band borrowed from behind the lined pond. A crew was on-site patching the liner at the dam crest eo that the liner could be draped over the berm and anchored. Test trenches had been excavated ir. several locations behind the ezi.eting pond. Based on observations in these trenches, the Division concurs that there ie sufficient borrow material available to construct the two foot rock layer over the tailings required for reclamation. The decant riser at the south end of the pond had been extended above the surface of the tailings. The operator had sealed the Hazel-A adit bulkhead using oakum. There were no visible leaks through the bulkhead at the time of this inspection. The water level was approximately 20" below the top of the bulkhead. The operator was advised to initiate pumping of water from the Hazel-A to the tailing pond to take advantage of summer weather for evaporation. It was observed that several inches to a foot of gray slimes had accumulated on the Hazel-A sill behind the bulkhead. The Division believes this material ie Gold Hill Mill tailing, but the operator argues that this is a naturally derived material from within the Hazel-A edit. It was agreed that the operator would provide an analyeie of the chemistry of samples of the Hazel-A slimes, the Hazel-A dump, and the Gold Hill Mill tailing in an effort to determine if the Hazel-A slimes are a natural material or tailing. The Division suggested X-ray diffraction analyeie. These analyses have been received by the Division by the time this report ie being written. The analyses provided appear to be whole rock chemistry. It is the Division's view that these results are inconclusive as to the source of the Hazel-A slimes; of the three samples tested, the Hazel-A slimes appear to have the highest potential for release of contaminants to the environment.