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Below are comments on the itmpation the comrtwrtsnxlude discussion of obscvatione made during the <br />inspection. Conmenra also describe arty art'oreenwk actions taken during Ure irepection and the thcfe or <br />evidence supporting the ad'orcarraa action <br />This was a regular complde irmpecfion of the Man• Mine con8rded 69 Jim 13rrme1l of DMG, begirming at 11 <br />am, 30 Septenrba 1997. The weather was cool, clear, and calm A breeze picked up 8om the south ee <br />attarwon carrK The inspector was unaccompanied, and flee no one was at the site. Tlure was ample evidarce <br />of recent rains, a9 thce was standing watt and mud m marry places. <br />AraYabily of Records: The motion of the mine records ie much improved over the previous <br />inspection. Nearly all the requisite records are readily available in a single file. The other necessary <br />records are available nearby, slang with the permit application. <br />3ign/Mahese: T1re sig,r at the aararice has been rreodi£ied to include the Division of Minaale and Geology.. <br />Roads: The entrance (light use) road is well maintained and in good condition despite the recent mina. <br />Likewise, the road to access Pond G ie functional. <br />I~~olo{le Bahrree: water in all the panels was standing at a higher level than the tan several months a. a <br />result of the recut raven Pond G water ie cloudy, 24 inches below discharge. Both the dam and the <br />emergency epillvvay are stable and th good condition. The water ie Pond F ie muddy, standing 14 <br />inches below the outlet - no discharge. The dam and the emergency spillway are both stable. Pond A <br />water is cloudy, etarudvtg 3 inches below the outfitll; the dam and the emergency spillway ere both <br />stable. In Pond D, the water was cloudy, 6 inches below discharge. Pond C water ie very muddy from <br />the runoff firnn the facilities area, 8 several inches below discharge. Pond B still contains <br />muddy weber, as it elands 6 inches below the outlet. AIl these dams are stable. Pond E is lush with <br />hydraphytic vegetation. Water level of Pond E is muddy, the level tight at discharge, so a trickle of <br />water is discharging (~ 1 gpan.) <br />There has been no activity yet to repair the drainage between the double culverts and Pond E <br />(extension of Drainage PD4). The drainage from the double culverhs to Pond E is stable below the <br />eroded area. There ie no evidence of eignificartt new erosion. <br />Drainage PD3 ie stable and dry. The drainage between Canadian mine and Pond A is stable and <br />is still moist with mud and standing water throughout. The contour firrrows all around the slopes of the <br />720 Pit reclaimed area show mud and standing water behind them. These features eacceesfiilly held <br />back a lot of water dtuing the recent storm(s). <br />Bacldrll and Grading: A zone of diffemetial settling cracks has developed on the east-facing elope of <br />the 720 reclaim near the Sw ceaner of the permit area. The zone is 30-40-feet long with cracks as deep <br />as 8" and is about 213 of the way up the slope. <br />Generr-1 Miae Plan Compliance: The perimeter fence ie secure and in good repair all around the <br />permit area. <br />Topsoil: Thane ie some erosion on the south-facing elope of the 720 pit reclaimed area in the SW <br />comer of the permit area. At the "top end" of the 720 pit drainage, there ie some erosion under the <br />netting that was placed on the steep elope at the head of the drainage. Perennial vegetation is coming up <br />