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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. Spring ~ 6- No flow and dry; this may be another area where surface flow occurs in the spring due to normal run-off and precipitation events but dries up later in the season. The location appears to be located in the same drainage system as spring 4 and 5 but there was no surface expression of water at this location nor was there a presence of hydrophytic vegetation. At the east substation area the topsoil stockpile is exhibiting good vegetative establishment and no erosion was observed. The sediment pond was dry and stable. The upland diversion ditch was also stable and starting to exhibit some vegetative establishment. The inspection continued at the Hubbard Creek site where some reclamation activities have occurred at this year. The reclamation that has occurred to date was to backfill the portals at the lower facilities area. The backfilling occurred over the northern part of the lower hubbard facilities including both portals and extended back to where the access road crosses Hubbard Creek. The slope length and steepness looked good and the area has been seeded with a temporary seed mix until the rest of the area is reclaimed in 1996. The access road that extends from the entrance of the upper hubbard facilities area to near the topsoil stockpile has also been ripped and reseeded this fall. The Bear Canyon area was the main facilities area Ditches and culverts we: initial ground reconnaiss west of the "west equipm potential as a future ri geologically stable and t] surface runoff for this yi vegetation surveys will survey would be necessary that area. inspected and no problems were noted. At all sediment ponds were dry and stable. re clear and functioning properly. An ance for the drainage and surrounding area ent storage area" was also inspected for :fuse disposal area. The area appeared ze baseline drainage work has indicated no aar. There were discussions about whether be required and also what type of soil to properly describe the soil resource in The current refuse disposal area was also inspected and found to be in compliance with the current plan. Identification signs which are required to be posted at all public entrances to the mine site have been updated to show that Pacific Basin Resources is the new operator and the mine name has been changed from Somerset/Sanborn Creek Mine to the Sanborn Creek Mine. Records that are required to be kept on file at the mine site and 2