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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments in Section IV describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. Page 1/1 North Thompson Creek C-81-025 15 Sept 2004 This was a complete inspection of the North Thompson Creek Mine conducted by Jim Stark and Byron Walker of CDMG. The mine is reclaimed and in its period of extended liability. Most of the mine has gone through Phase III Bond Release. The weather was warm and sunny and the ground was dry. Availability of records: All of the necessary records were available at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. See the records checklist at the end of this inspection for more details. Signs and Markers: The mine ID signs were posted and in good condition at the loadout and the mine site. Roads: The haul road and the road to the developed water resource were stable and in good condition at the time of the inspection. The access road to the flume sites was in good condition and stable. Hydrologic Balance: -The ditch from the discharge of the portals to the Long Pond is blocked and water is running onto the light-use road. NOV CV-2004-004 was issued as a result. - 'Che long Pond was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. - Treatment Ponds T-1 and T-2 were well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. There were no erosional problems noted on either embankment. Pond T-2 was discharging to the North Thompson Creek. There was a problem with the outfall of pond T-2. The outfall was partially blocked, causing the dischazge to flow out of the emergency spillway. This spillway pipe has been cut off, causing water to flow overland into pond P-9. NOV CV-2004-004 was issued as a result. - Sediment pond (stock pond) P-9 contained a small amount of water from the emergency spillway of treatment pond T-2 but was not discharging. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems. Support Facilities: The loadout area east of the county road was well vegetated and in overall good condition. Revegetation/Reclamation Success: The flume areas by the developed water resource were well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. - The upper and lower flume sites on the Middle Thompson Creek were well vegetated and in good condition. There were no erosional problems at any of the flume sites.