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MENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of Minerals <br />and Geology (Division). This processing and loadout site has been inactive since June 2001 <br />after the closure of the Lorencito Mine (#C-96-084). Snow cover was present mostly in <br />shaded areas. The weather was breezy and mild. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />The operator has removed approximately three acre-feet of sediment from pond 8. The <br />material is being added to the remaining available area on the Development Waste Pile. <br />Support Facilities <br />A bond release inspection was conducted <br />in June 2005 for Surety Release No. 2 <br />(SL-02) As a result of that inspection, a <br />short list of items were identified to be <br />resolved prior to the Division's decision on <br />the bond release. One remaining task to <br />be completed was removal of a small <br />building on the SW coal stockpile area. <br />The building and foundation have now <br />been removed and the area regraded to <br />the final, post-mining topography (at right). <br />Between 6 and 9 acre-feet of sediment (estimate) remain in the pond. Along with this project <br />to remove this sediment, the operator will repair the west side conveyor ditch and it's <br />intersection with the east downdrain. Also, the gullies above the conveyor culvert will be <br />repaired prior to equipment moving to the Lorencito Canyon site. <br />