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(Page 2) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M- INSPECTION DATE /04 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO OBSERVATIONS This inspection was performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Hard Rock and Metals 110(1) permits. The file shows that the operator has moved out of state, with no updated phone number on record, so this office did not have sufficient opportunity to contact the operator prior to the inspection. There was no operator or mining activity at the site at the time of the inspection. A past problem was the lack of a permit ID sign, which the operator had corrected several years ago. That posted wooden sign is illegible now though the post still stands. The operator apparently painted the site name and (a portion of) the permit number on the cut wall above the shaft location. The painted information reads, "Proffit Mine Permit #054." This is sufficient ID information for the present time, but should be made complete (per Rule 3.1.12) upon reactivating the mine. Many of the permit boundary markers were also observed during this inspection. , This is a 110(1) permit and regulations act to limit the maximum bond that may be required for this operation to $1,500. Reclamation tasks include removal of old equipment, closure of openings, grading and revegetation. One of the larger reclamation liabilities identified in previous years was the removal of the old D8 dozer that was on the site for many years. It and the wheeled Leroi diesel compressor are no longer on the site. The file does not contain any information as to how or when they were moved. Nevertheless, these items are no longer reclamation tasks. The location that is considered to be possibly where the upper shaft was exhibited no settling, nor was there settling anywhere on the upper bench, so that opening may be considered adequately closed. The lower portal is now completely covered by sloughed material, though its closure cannot be considered adequate yet, since there is no evidence (onsite or in the file) of any backfilling of the drift. (Note: there are many boulders scattered near the lower portal on the bench that could be placed in the drift, with little to no disturbance to much of the rest of the pad.) Debris remaining onsite is minimal, and could be hauled off or buried onsite. This site contains some pre-law disturbance. It is not clear at this time how much earthwork is required for reclamation, but it might include pulling up outslope material on the lower pad, contouring the lower portal, and moving the waste rock north of the upper shaft back to the cut wall, and contouring it. No road reclamation appears at this time to be required. There are no other structures, no stockpiles, no contaminants and no noxious weeds. The site has not been active in many years, if at all. The Rules and Regulations state that there is a limit to the amount of time that a permitted site may remain inactive after being operated. This operator should referto Rule 1.13 concerning the condition of Temporary Cessation. If the limit has been reached that a site has been in temporary cessation, the operator must either begin mining or reclaiming. If the site is in final reclamation, there is a 5-year limit described in Rule 3.1.3. If the operator has questions about these conditions or rules, please contact this office. No problem is noted in this report, partlydue to the lack of information in the file as whether the site has ever been operated under this permit. I & E Contact Address NAME Don Flickinger OPERATOR Indian Creek Mining Corp. STREET Box 350 CITY/STATE2IP Kodiak AK 99615 cc: Harry Posey, DMG ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WOCD (CH) ^ OTHER No further items were observed during the inspection. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to the Division of Minerals and Geology, 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango, Colorado 81301, Attn: Bob Oswald; phone no.970-247-5193.