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III. COMMENTS -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 complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. <br />No one represented the operator during the field inspection. Bill Bear was present for the records check. <br />Signs and Mazkers <br />The mine ID sign was up at the top of the hill. Surface disturbance mazkers were up azound the site. <br />Roads <br />The paved haul road was in good condition. None of the road debris reported from the last inspection was on the <br />road this time. The cable at the top of the paved road was down. The gate at the bottom of the hill was closed <br />and locked. There did not appear to be any problems with the bridge. <br />Hydroloav <br />There was standing water in the sediment pond, up to the closed primary dischazge tube valve. The riprapped <br />emergency spillway was functional. Pond inslopes were well vegetated. The spring water treatment pond was <br />dischazging the usual orange-colored water at about 20 to 30 gpm. This orange-colored water has been shown to <br />be in compliance with water quality standards. The water level in the spring water treatment pond was a little <br />higher than usual, to within 3 inches of the horizontal pipe. Pond inslopes appeazed to be stable. <br />There were no problems with alluvial wells AW-1 and AW-3. The collection ditch leading to the sediment pond <br />was well vegetated and had sufficient capacity. The berm between the mine facilities area and the river was <br />functional. The east side spring was flowing at a point about 30 feet above the facilities bench. The spring water <br />was being channeled properly into the culvert that leads to the spring water treatment pond. <br />Facilities <br />No changes have occurred with the mine office. Both of the building's doors were open. <br />Weeds <br />There was tamarisk along the mine site gate, along the banks of the spring water treatment pond and in the <br />vicinity of the east spring. Several thistle plants were growing on the east side of the facilities bench and on the <br />reclaimed portal bench. Three large patches of thistle were growing along the reclaimed portal road, neaz the <br />bottom of the hill. Possible whitetop was growing on the reclaimed portal bench. All of these noxious weeds <br />need to be sprayed. <br />Reclamation <br />Some of the cracks in the backfill of the west portal area aze beginning to fill up with sediment <br />Records <br />The records were in compliance, as shown on the attached records checklist <br />c:/word/beaz3/insp0705 <br />