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III. COMMENTS - COMPLrANCE 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 partial inspection of the McClane Canyon Mine, conducted by Dan Mathews of DMG, accompanied by Chuck Silengo and Walter Whitledge of LEI. Weather was cleaz and cool. There was patchy snow cover on north facing slopes in the mine vicinity, with muddy conditions throughout most of the mine disturbed azea. ROADS Road ditches inmost azeas, including those segments that function as sediment pond collection ditches were in need of maintenance due to recent precipitation and soil thaw. Silt fence ditch outlet sediment traps will need to be cleaned out and silt fence will probably need to be replaced. The in-ditch sediment trap above the sediment pond had been recently cleaned out and was in good condition. Upon completion of the sediment pond dirt work (see below) the 36" culvertjustupgradient from the sediment pond inlet will need to be removed, to restore the open ditch inlet per approved design. HYDROLOGIC BALANCE Upland diversions in the portal bench azea and soil stockpile azea were properly maintained and functional, as were SAE sediment traps in the soil stockpile and office facility azea. The sediment pond clean-out had been completed and the pond now has excess storage capacity and contained no standing water. However, the sediment excavation resulted in oversteepened pond inslopes. The operator is to regrade the pond as necessary to provide for 2:1 inslopes pursuant to Rule 4.05.9(7)(e), while maintaining conformance with design specifications of Figure 2.2-3, and other applicable permit tables, text, and appendices; including minimum 6' embankment top width, and required sediment storage and water storage capacities. In addition, pond inlet ditches need to be further graded to establish uniform gradient into the pond, and emergency spillway needs to beriprapped, with provision for specified flow depth and free-boazd above the riprap. A functional, accessible primary spillway gate or cap needs to be provided, to replace the inlet gate that proved to be impractical when the pond was filled by flood waters last year. An initial P.E, certification was submitted upon completion of pondcleanout, that noted the oversteepened pond inslope. Additional grading work as described above is to be completed as soon as possible, with a P.E. certification documenting compliance of the reconstructed pond with applicable requirements, to be submitted to DMG no later than March 31, 2002. Enforcement will be taken if this work is not completed by the specified deadline. , TOPSOIL Interim seeding and mulching of the currently non-vegetated or poorly vegetated topsoil and subsoil stockpiles, and the pond cleanings stockpile material is to be completed as soon as practicable, and no later than March 31, 2002. Enforcement will be taken if this work is not completed by the specified deadline.