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COMMENTS-COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action, <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Drviston). This processing and Ioadout site has been <br />inactive since June 2001 after the closure of the Lorencito Mine (#C-96-084). The weather <br />was warm with thunderstorms threatening. Ground conditions on this day were generally <br />dry. <br />Roads <br />Recurrent rains have resulted in some sedimentation along the access road to the RDA. <br />The lower portion of the road in particular, regwres some ditch re-shaping and culvert inlet <br />cleanout work, Rockfall and sedimentation from the road cut slope is a continuing <br />maintenance issue. Crowning of the road surface would also improve the drainage and <br />reduce rutting of the road surface. <br />Hydrologic F3alance <br />The operator estimates the mine site has received about four inches of rainfall in the month <br />of August, All sediment ponds at the site contained water. with ponds 7 and 8 more than'/. <br />full Pond 4 held a modest amount of water in the southeast corner Containments near the <br />conveyor and at the West Mine were dry or holding small amounts of water. Perimeter <br />ditches along the aver were checked and found in good condition with no evidence of <br />breaching or damage <br />Processing Waste <br />Signrficant summer rainfall <br />has improved the <br />vegetation on the four <br />south-facing outslopes of <br />the RDA The most <br />recently reclaimed upper <br />bench showed excellent <br />growth, especially the warm <br />season grasses blue grama <br />and big bluestem Runoff <br />has also resulted in some <br />movement of riprap in the <br />west downdrain about Y, the <br />way to pond 8 <br />Repositioning of rock is <br />necessary where the ditch <br />is not flanked by the natural <br />valley sideslope All flows <br />entered pond 8 as required. <br />,1:,,..,:~.. ,,. . <br />k~-:'~~' r- ~~ <br />"r <br />