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DINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-t984•Dt4 NSPECTION DATE 10-23.06 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRM OBSERVATIONS Phis inshccuun was canducietl :,, hart o(the nunnal ntuniturutg program rstahlishrd by the ('ulurado Ur, tsiun of Rrcl:nnauon. 1luting:ntd tiatcty for pcnnttted sites. Thc.ll.)-h \linc is a I Illl'_l underground uranium nuur Iac.ued un the south side oflhe Paradox \'allcv in \Vestern Cnlurado. 1'he.l l)-(, Ivlinc auuuthassc~ the lixver ufhvu benches ;uul i. the primary dump aria. The i\1mertl Joe C•laints I M-77-?ra 1 u the uhher bench ,+htch is used ti,r access and subpart titr the 11)-(, nunr workings undrrgruund. This .trey will he addressed in a seharate ntsperuon report. Glen \\'tlliams, rcprcsenuttivc 1br ('over accompanied the inspector on stte :1s uutal in other utspr:cuon reports liar ihts date. \Vcstem ('olunu.lo has had a signilicant anu,uni of prccipitanon m the limn ut•hrav~ rains user the last numtlt, tii~_nitic:utt impacts Io I ligh,vay I •! I and the generaLnc.t lium ei:netvay to Nucla''~'auirna arc evident by rock falls, sand bars along the marls and other cn+sional i'c;nures. I he l Imcteo Ofl ice li,r the l'ra~.ut tiuperlunJ titre dtrcclly below the tiM- I ~ ~lutc rccurded over I • I '_ inches u1'r:un m an hour durntg one of these events. 'I'hc Parudue Vallcs and t\1unocrnm'vlesa :1rca dirt nat rrcen e the brunt o(ihe su+mts but signilicani preripitanun aphcars to have fallen nuue the less. 'I his tniumwtian is noted as the nnhacts I~um the rain wr:rc the primary' focus ui the inshecnon The mine idennticatiun sign and aticcted area boundary markers ;tre in place and incompliance with Rule 3.1.12. •I'hc sign is locatrd at the lacked gate lust ol•f the cuuuty road ,vhtch controls access to the pemnt area. Permit boundaries are nt:ukcrl by I-post, and geological Icantns that arc easily distingwshable to the invpcctur. The Im+rr bench dump area rs the signtticant portion of the .Il)-h Mute hemtit area on the wrlLcc. The top ul'ihe bench rs hermitted whsle the .tubes ut'the ,c,rcte pile are pre-law and eseluded. To hrrvent rrosiun Drum nnpaeung the slopes by current uperauuns, (Doer maun:uns henns along the crest to a,ntain stonnwuter to thr site and dirt•ct tt towards a retention pond lu the norlhwest.:\ ihter~ion ofthe drtinagejusl abovr the none is accomplishrd with a bcnn curl ditch that ran•v w:uer around the site. The do ersion duchappears tohot ekept a Lngr purhun ul stonnwaterrun-un away tFnm the stir. Renns at the top ul the waste piles contained stunnw;tier that tell on the snr and ore cull m good shapr. I he inshcetur noted standing water and water paths that Iead w the sedunenlation pond. 1'he pond is bottling. a signitic,un anu,um of water but snll has antplc frcrbuard :tt this tune lu retain more sturntwater ti need bc. Grading ul•ihe sne contains sh,nnwatcr that tall. in the ore staekpilc urea w that sl,eeitic nrca and dues nut allow utl' site or addiuuiual nnnenteut ul udintentatiun :tw;ty tram it. 1 he topsoil is very limited fur Ihrs stir naturally. T'he ti+psuil Ihat has been rcioincd tS around the retention pond ^ri•a. V:dur:+l vegclulton is hretcnung era>ion. 1-here arc no har..trdous matcnals sturrd w Rhin the .IC>•i, pcrntit huundanes. Thcrc is no orc sun•khilcd un site at this lints, tiunu• cyuihrneni is harked an sac, but nu trash or unnecessary drhns is noted at Ihts tune. Overall. the site appc.u s to he:,anhlvmp w tilt the approved nuns and melamauon plan.. \laintenance to sn?nnwatcr cantrul ntcasures should hr ntonitured and rch,tirrd us needed. :\t this time it appcarx that eoutrol mrasures an• in <alisl'nctury cundruon Va Ixohlrnts ur vtolauuns arc noted at Ibis ante. In :ut efti+rt to rnsure ihr Iln:uteinl ,tiurraniv rent.tuu adcyuatc ti, rret:nm this site per the rcqutrcntents of thr ohpnned reclom;ntun hlau. DRMti will ul, dated dtc recl:un;diun cost esuntate. fhc estintatc ,vtll rellecl the addiuun u(u Iv.intcter well that is to hr put into hl:ue wtilun the ncyt month.