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This was a partial inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of the CDMG. The site <br />was deserted and quiet. The inspection was unaccompanied. The weather was <br />clear and cool and windy. <br />At the mine office area, the trailer was gone and the yard mostly clear. There <br />was a good bit of Canada thistle throughout the yard area, however. There was <br />rip rapped staged in the yard. Only a single diesel fuel tank remains in the office <br />area. <br />Pond C was dry; pond B was dry; pond A was just a mud puddle. The <br />embankments and dams and emergency spillways of these ponds were all <br />stable. Pond D contained a lot of water still. A strip between the dam and the <br />waterline is now vegetated, which should stabilize the area from wave erosion. <br />Pond E was just a mudhole; pond F was dry. The embankments and <br />emergency spillways of these ponds were also stable. <br />The 720-pit area was stable with good revegetation. There were several <br />breeches in the contour furrows, but very little erosion. The area looked very <br />good. <br />In the pre-1986 area, contour furrows have been cut into the slope. The new <br />monitoring well was undisturbed and easily accessible. <br />Rip rap was stockpiled near the twin culverts along the access road. Several <br />check dams have been installed with rip rap in the area of the twin culverts. <br />The road was in excellent condition. <br />The signs were present and complete. <br />The Pit 1 area was stable. A check dam had been installed at the "outlet" of the <br />pit 1 area where a channel had eroded. <br />The loadout looked very good. Some vegetation was emerging from the topsoil. <br />The sediment pond contained some water. The embankments were stable. The <br />other two ponds contained a small amount of water and a lot of ducks. <br />