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III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Corttnents also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the CDMG. This site is <br />temporarily inactive due to the shutdown of the sister operation Lorencito Canyon, <br />~kC-96-084. Ron Thompson of Peak Project Management met me at the site to begin <br />the inspection. The weather was partly cloudy on this day and ground conditions <br />were good. <br />Availability of Records <br />The public copy of the mine records is kept at the Tri-State railyard office on <br />the west side of Trinidad. Ron Thompson can be contacted at 719-846-4975 to <br />review these records. All required records were found up-to-date and complete as <br />detailed on page 2a of this report. <br />Signs and Markers <br />The operators phone number shown on the mine identification sign should be changed <br />to the Peak Project Management phone number before the next State inspection. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />The mine site experienced at least one storm event during the past two weeks. <br />Pond 4 that controls runoff from the Development Waste pile held a small amount of <br />water in the southeast corner of the pond. The water was murky. Pond 7 that <br />controls runoff from the majority of the east mine area held water about 1 foot <br />below the lowest set of holes. The sediment marker should be reset in this pond <br />as soon as possible. It did not appear that the pond had discharged in the recent <br />past and the outlet gate was found open. The water was also murky. Pond 8 at the <br />RDA held water right to the crest of the principle spillway drop inlet. The water <br />was murky and floating debris was noted. This pond also did not appear to have <br />discharged due to the recent storm runoff and only a trickle of discharge due to a <br />slight leak in the riser was observed. Containments at the West mine appeared dry <br />and the three containments near the conveyor/highway intersection held small <br />puddles of water. <br />Ditches along the Purgatoire River were found in good condition and functioned <br />well during the storm runoff. Culverts and internal ditches appeared to be <br />functional with only minor maintenance necessary due to sedimentation. <br />3 <br />