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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />D Monb Pefcae, Eaecunve Drtector <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />DAVID C. SHELTON Dlnclor <br />FiChero D. Lemm <br />Governor <br />NOTICE OF INSPECTION <br />AND <br />INSPEC7ION REPORT <br />DATE OF INSPECTION: August 31, 1983 <br />OPERATOR CONTACT: Mr. David Vietti <br />NAME OF OPERATOR: Homestake Mining Co. <br />ADDRESS: 1726 Cole Blvd. <br />Golden, Colorado 80401 <br />No problems noted at time of <br />inspection. As a reminder, be <br />sure to file your Annual Report <br />or Notice of Intent to Continue <br />on the Permit Anniversary Date <br />® Possible problem(s) - Note <br />recommendation(s) below to avoid <br />further complications or possible <br />violation(s) at the time of the <br />next inspection, <br />RE: FILE NO.: 77-215 ^ Possible violation(s) - Note <br />recommendation(s) below the reply <br />MINE: Bulldog Mountain Mine to the Division by <br />to avoid enforcement <br />INSPECTOR: Mark S. Loye & William R. Beavers actin-~- <br />?r d .C ~1//?~'9 <br />^ Possible violation(s) pose(s) an <br />immediate threat of harm to the <br />environment, public welfare, or <br />(Please note the instructions indicated continued operation. Enforcement <br />oy an X to the right) action forthcoming. <br />Photos 6-11. <br />OBSERVATIONS OF IhIPORTANCE: <br />1. The sealing of the tailings impoundment using a bentonite curtain <br />has been completed and the dam is being recapped and compacted. <br />2. Flows through the dam seem to have been reduced. Water quality below <br />the dam has improved. <br />3. The waste rock dump near the portals is encroaching on the drainage <br />adjacent to it. The operator stated that the entire drainage will <br />eventually be used for waste rock disposal. A technical revision <br />or amendment to the permit is planned to describe the expanded use of <br />this drainage. <br />4. The operationis generally being conducted in a efficient, controlled <br />manner. <br />REI;UMMENDATiUNS (NEXT PAGE) <br />423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />• ~~I I~~'I~II~II~~ II~ <br />s99 <br />