INSPEC23194

• Permit No: M1994117
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/5/2002
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DMG
• To: ITEC Environmental Colorado Inc.
• Inspection Date: 8/14/2002
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-94-117
INSPECTION DATE 08/14/02
INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ESC
This was an inspection of the Gold Hill Mil1•conducted by Erica Crosby and Kate Pickford
of the Division of Minerals and Geology. The Division made several attempts to notify the
operator of the inspection via voice mail. The operator arrived on site after the
inspection was completed by the Division.
Mark Steen became the permittee contact person for ITEC starting in May of 2001. Mr.
Steen is also the landowner of the property associated with the Gold Hill Mill, Cash/Who
Do Mine and portions of adjacent lands.
No mining or milling was taking place during the inspection. The mill building is
currently not in use. The tailings pond area is secured by a locked gate. The tailings
pond appeared to be in good repair. The water level in the pond was very low at the time
of the inspection, and a large portion of the liner is exposed to sunlight. If such
exposure continues for an extended period of time, the integrity of the liner may be
questionable.
The operator applied for a Temporary Cessation Application ("TC") on September 8, 1999.
The Division requested additional information regarding the application in three letters
dated September 30, 1999, December 30, 1999 and September 26, 2001. The operator has not
responded to the Division adequacy letters regarding the TC application. The operator is
required to respond to the adequacy concerns by September 17, 2002.
In addition, the operator has not submitted the quarterly groundwater monitoring reports
for 2000, 2001 and 2002. In the TC application, a reduced water-monitoring plan is
proposed. Specifically, the water-monitoring plan would be revised to monitor one down-
gradient well, Well #1. The well would be sampled once a year, in June or July, and the
samples analyzed for the usual field and physical parameters including pH and
conductivity. Analytical parameters to be monitored are TDS, Zn, As, Mn and SOy. The
operator should be reminded that this change in water sampling is not in effect until the
TC application is approved by the Division.
The operator has failed to submit the 2000, 2001 and 2002 quarterly water monitoring
reports (TC has yet to be approved, so reduced sampling noted above does not apply).
Attached is correspondence from the Division dated April 26, 1997 that outlines the
groundwater monitoring requirements for the Gold Hill Mill. The Division considers non-
submittal of the groundwater monitoring reports a possible violation of C.R.S. 34-32-
116(1) of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act for failure to perform such reclamation
as is prescribed by the reclamation plan. Specifically, for failure to submit the
quarterly groundwater monitoring reports for 2000, 2001 and 2002. Notice of such
violation will be sent under separate cover. See page 3 for further detail.
I & E Contact Address
^ CE
NAME Mr. Mark Steen ^ BL
OPERATOR ITEC Environmental Colorado Inc. ^ FS
STREET P.O. Box 1523 ^ HW
CITY/STATE/ZIP Longmont, CO 80502 ^ HMWMD (CH)
^ SE
^ WQCD (CH)
Enclosure(s)
Cc: Carl Mount; DMG (via e-mail)