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III. 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 partial inspection of the Arness McGriffen Mine was conducted by DRMS staff from the Durango <br />Field Office, 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango, CO 81301, phone (970) 247-5469. The permit <br />for the Arness McGriffen Mine was revoked and bond forfeited in May 1989. The $13,750 financial <br />warranty was utilized for final reclamation. Three photos accompany this report. <br />Public access to the site and to nearby state lands is controlled by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, by <br />locked gate. The gate was not locked during the time of this inspection. <br />The access road was heavily rutted by traffic and drainage. Off-road vehicles have cut switchbacks <br />for the access road and have driven over reclamation areas. The off-road traffic has disrupted the <br />protective vegetative cover and encourages erosion of previously stabilized areas. Domestic trash <br />has been illegally dumped at the portal bench area. <br />Soil conditions were dry. No individuals were contacted, no activities were observed <br />