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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. "fhe 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. This was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. Bill Bear represented the operator during the records check. Signs and ;.;esker The mine [D sign was on the post at the top of the hill but the post was knocked down. The post should be put back up. Surface disturbance markers were un around the disturbed area. Roads The paved haul road was passable and in good condition. The guard rail was up. The bridge was also passable. Facilities The entrance gate to the mine site was closed and locked. The "no trespassing" sign was up on the gate. There were no new problems with the dilapidated mine office building. Hvdroloev The spring water treatment pond was discharging at about 15 to 20 gpm. The discharge was the usual dark orange color, which has been found to he m compliance. The water level in the pond was about 8 inches below the horizontal pipe. Pond inslopes and outslopes were stable. The water level in the sediment pond was about 2 feet below the invert of the primary discharge tube. The tube gate was closed. The pond embankment was stable and well vegetated. Pond inslopes were stable. The collection ditch leading into the north side of the sediment pond was well vegetated and had sufficient capacity. The culvert at the entrance to the mine site was clear. The caps on both of the alluvial wells were on. No water was ponded azound either well. The east side spring was flowing. The spring water temperature was measured as 104 degrees Fahrenheit at a point 10 feet below where it comes out of the hillside. Some of the hillside has shifted so that most of the spring water is flowing a few feet more to the west, rather than the usual path just to the east. Noxious Weeds There was some tamarisk along the west side fence, at the water's edge in the spring water treatment pond and, especially, around the east side spring. The tamarisk needs to be removed. Reclamation The reclaimed portal road was stable and well vegetated, as was the reclaimed east side fan site. However, the west portal site continues to show instability. There are some features that appear to run in a line and might be related. The hole in the cliff about 30 feet above the backfilled workings has grown larger and has two cracks in the rock above and below it. The hole and cracks are in line with an expanding and deepening sink hole behind a large rock that is at the base of the cliff. All ofthese are in line with a 6 foot diameter low spot near the base ofthe cliffand has been apparent for several years. This general area is about 20 feet to the east of the location where cracks had appeared some time ago. These earlier cracks have continued to fill in. Records Check The records were in compliance, as documented oo the attached records checklist c:/word/bear3/insp 1006