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<br />Below are commends on the inspection. The conrnents include dlsarssion of observations made <br />during the irrspectlon. Commends also describe any enforcement adtons taken during the Inspection <br />and the fads or evidence supporting the enforcemen action. <br />This was a regular complete inspedlon of the Canadian 5trtp f1Nne conducted by Jim BumeA of <br />DI1AG, begiming at 0700, 3 September 1987. The weather was suety, dear end cool. The <br />Inspector was unaccompanied. The site was unoccupied and quiet. The mine area was moist, with <br />standing water in the few low spots Indicatlrg recerd heavy rains. <br />Rscordc: 1711AG Inspedlon reports Crave been added to the records as requested. <br />SigR>sJklarkere: Sign at entrance needs to be modified to include the Division of Minerab and <br />Geology, as per ride 40.30.2 (3). <br />Roads: The road ttvou~ the sadtroast comer is badly noted. <br />Nydmlogic Balance: The drainage below Pond 2 Is stable. The bottom of the drainage Is <br />vegetated with grass. This k~w area remained wet late into the surrrrrrer season, but Is dry now. <br />Standng water rcrtrains in the outlet crovert of Pond 2 and directly around the culvert. Pond 2 water <br />is dear; water level Is 38 Inches bakrw the outlet. Pond 1 water is cloudy, 18' beknv eclat. Both <br />dams and emergency splYMrays are stable and in good repair. <br />Topsog: There Is a riA cortting off the east slope above the Pond 2 dralnageway at the far southeast <br />errd of the mine sRe. The repaired area above Pond 1 held up wet during the recent heavy rains, <br />but an area of erosion has developed adjacent to lfie repaired area, down Mhe slope due east <br />toward the south end of Pond 1. <br />BaCkttll and Gradtnp: The acne oT dllferentlal setlAng trade: has recently activated in the area <br />between Pond 1 and the monitarfrrg weU. The craddng none appears over a distance of about 75', <br />e~dending very nearly to the NW comer of the pemit area. Individual trades reach 18" or more deep. <br />liensral AAina Plan Compgancs: The perimeter fence is seaae and in good ropair. <br />FislrAilfildite: Not much wikllfe aramd today - a big jadaabbtl and a toad In the settling crack. <br />Rsvsgstation: Thistle, noted as a cwdirwing problem in the last inspecton, is stlA present and <br />thiving in several locations. Particularly in the rocks at the outlet drain of Pond 2, a dozen big <br />Canada fNstle plants are bsgiming to bloom. They should bs eradicated right away to prevent the <br />spread of seed. Also a groat deal of thistle among the rocl~ of the Pond 2 emergency splAway. <br />Thistle is tarring up tlttaogh and grand the straw mattlng above Pond 1 and upNl from south end <br />of Pond 1. A patch of big tNstks aro ready to bloom akaog and near the fenceArx beNnd the dd <br />cabin. <br />The rocerdry revegetated slops along the Pond 2 dralnageway Is covered with grass. Sagebrush Is <br />beginning to prow on ltro botlom of the dreinageway. Nearly aA the fhlstb that was a problem earlier <br />in the year appears to be IdAed, at least for this season. Ports 1 is lhidr with hydrophytes, nrost of <br />them brovmed up. <br />