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III. COMMEN~~COMPLIANCE ~~U_/,/JO~~~~ PP d 11e1/O `-VVY Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discu~on 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 Southfield mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. The Southfield Mine is in permanent cessation. Reclamation work has been performed at the site and the Operator has applied for a Phase I Bond Release. The weather was cool and sunny and the ground was covered (mostly with several inches of snow. The other areas that had no snow were very wet muddy. Signs and Markers: All of the required signs (including the mine ID sign, ID sign at the refuse pile and topsoil markers) were in place. Roads: -The mine access road was covered with snow but appeared to be well maintained and stable. -The haul road to the refuse pile was also covered with snow. It appeared to be well maintained, stable and in good condition. -The road around the east and north sides of the refuse pile to Pond 4 (and the regraded pond 3 area} was covered with snow. It was well maintained and appeared to be stable and in good condition. Hydrologic Balance: -Pond 4 appeared to contain a small amount of water atthe time of the inspection. The pond embankment was covered with snow but appeared well vegetated and appeared to be stable and in good condition. Pond 4 is a self-dewatering pond. - Pond 5 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond was partly covered with snow and appeared to be well vegetated and appeared to be stable and in good condition. Pond 5 is a self-dewatering pond. - The 100-year ditch around the refuse pile appeared to be stable and in good condition. The ditch was partly covered with snow and had a small amount of snow- melt flowing through it. - The roadside ditches appeared to be well maintained and in good condition. Backfilling and Grading: -All of the backfilled and regraded areas (the facilities area, the explosives bunker, the refuse pile, the borrow area and the Pond 3 area) appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The areas were covered (for the most part) with snow but there were no signs of cracking or settling. Processing Waste: The entire refuse pile has been covered with four feet of nontoxic, noncombustible material. Although the pile was covered with snow, the cover and the pile appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. No cracking or slumps were observed. It appears that there is positive drainage oft of the pile and into the 100-year ditch. There did not appear to be any springs or seeps on the surface of the pile.