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~- • (Page 2) • MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID / M-80-244 INSPECTION DATE 12/11/94 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GSC This was a monitoring inspection of the Phase 1 leach pad construction. Dave Dix and Terry Mandziak were on-site. Placement of drain cover fill was complete on the portions of the pad to be certified. Construction crews were employing Cat D-9 dozers and hydraulic excavators to construct the upper Arequa Gulch temporary berm and Wilson Gulch dam and diversion channel. The diversion channel and parallel road were near completion along the southeastern elope. The road was being surveyed to elope away from the pad according to Dave Dix. A front end loader was pushing fill in the upper Arequa Gulch sump area. Golder QC monitors were observed on site. Riser pipes were observed in place at the pregnant solution sump. The base of the pipes were covered with granite fill to a level about 3 feet below the top of the perforations. The diversion channel area north of Highway 67 was inspected. A portion of the diversion ditch above the intersection of Reaches A and B exceeds a 2:1 elope. The Division verified that this steeper portion of the channel had been recently grouted. The diversion channel culvert had been placed across Highway 67, west of the office and mill building. The frame for the southern end of the culvert had been recently cemented into place. A hydraulic excavator was lining the diversion channel south of Highway 67 with rip rap. This portion of the ditch had been excavated adjacent to a stabilized topsoil stockpile. The western portion of the stockpile had been cut to a grade of approximately 1.5:1 to 2.5:1. The Division observed and addressed this issue in it•s 11-30-94 inspection report which stated that the operator must further assure that the topsoil pile is protected form erosion or contamination caused by diversion ditch installation or operation. The exposed elope will need to be stabilized. This can be accomplished by cutting back the elope to 3:1, temporarily stabilizing with hay bales during the winter and reseeding the elope with approved seed mix during the spring. The remaining elopes of this topsoil stockpile are well stabilized with a good stand of grasses. I & E Contact Addreee ^ CE NAME Mr. John Hardaway ^ BL OPERATOR Crionle Creek 6 Victor Mininc Co. ^ FS STREET P.O. Hox 197 ^ HW CITY/STATE/ZIP Victor, Colorado 80860 ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WQCD (CH) ^ OTHER CC: Berhan Keffelew, DMG Carl Mount, DMG