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ti 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. On February 18, 19, and 20, 1997 William J. Carter from the Division of Minerals and Geology performed a complete inspection at the Sanborn Creek Mine. Over the several days of the inspection the weather varied from partly cloudy to cloudy and snowing. The inspection was started on the eastern end of the site at the Hawk's Nest mine where substation number 3 is located and ended up in the western section at Hubbard Creek. Siens and Markers: The sign on the gob topsoil pile should be repainted this spring if other arrangements are not made for using this material. Roads: • Roads throughout the active portions of the mine aze in good, and stable condition. • Due to rock slides, the road up Beaz Creek is not passible beyond 0.4 miles from State Highway 133. Other than for the rock slides, this road is in good, and stable condition to at least the northern side of this site. • Rock slides and a mud slide have blocked the Delta County's road up Hubbard Creek. Vehicles cannot go beyond 0.6 miles up the canyon from old State Highway 133. • Beyond the mud slide the road up Hubbard Creek appears to be in good, and stable condition up to the upper Hubbard Creek fan site. Hydrologic Balance: • Pond A contains water just below the primary discharge point. . • Pond B contains water just above the primary discharge pipe, but is not discharging at this time. ' • The east yard pond is almost dry, showing only a small amount of water in part of the bottom, which appears to be from the snow melt within the pond. • The mine pond is discharging clear water. • The sediment pond at substation #three is dry except for a snow drift in the southern third of the pond. • The silt pond at Upper Hubbard Creek is dry at this time. • Silt fences in all locations appear to be clean and functioning in all locations. • Silt is building up at the east end of the plastic culvert on the south side of the gob pile. • Many of the drain ditches will require routine cleaning this spring due to normal rock and dirt slides. The ditches that show this collection at this time aze: 1.) North of the gob pile. 2.) The east end of the ditch north of the road to the mine portal.. It should be noted that these ditches are totally functional at this time, and do not require cleaning at this time, however they should be observed for problems.