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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 partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Division of Minerals and <br />Geology This processing and loadout site has been inactive since June 2001 after the <br />closure of the Lorencito Mine (#C-96-084). Ground conditions on this day good. The area <br />has received significant and badly needed ram in the last few weeks. The weather on this <br />day was hot with thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon and evening <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />Even after nearly three inches of rain in the last 10 days. the two containments at the West <br />Mane remain effectively dry, indicating good moisture infiltration from the storms The <br />operator has relocated ditch D15 into ditch D22, rather than having it enter ditch D32. This <br />should not pose any problems since the flow eventually entered D22 further downstream <br />anyway <br />Su ort Facilities <br />The operator is in the process of removing old dicer tables from the prep plant. Steel and <br />structural debris is temporarily stockpiled south of the prep plant- No other changes were <br />noted in the facility area. <br />Revegetation <br />Since the last inspection, the operator has seeded and mulched areas of the West Mine that <br />have been recently regraded and/or topsoiled. These areas include a 43 acre area of the <br />former hoist house (map code ' 2 A,RI' m~r~? 1 0 acres of the 3.77 acre trolley yard (map <br />code 13. shown at right), 1.4 <br />acres of the former <br />warehouse #1 (map code <br />11), and two small areas at ~.- _ <br />the 6 19 acre area of the ,, ' ~ •'~.z.;-., <br />corehouse (map code #3) ~;. _ ~ ,~- ` • ~~ - <br />The Division reminds the l; • _ _~ ~ . <br />operator that all areas ~ ~ • - c ""` • <br />disturbed, unless occupied by _, <br />permanently approved ~ ~ .-_ _~' <br />structures or features, are ~i <br />required to be reclaimed, , - ~, `~ ,- . ,- <br />including reseeding with the - -~•-•~• "-' <br />~. <br />approved seed mix. - _ -~ - - '!~ • <br />Disturbed areas that do not - - - <br />requue topso;ling and exhibit r • ; - • ,., <br />significant established `x~ ; ~ *-;;=' ~~- •~v.:;.. ` '`~~~~-~~~ <br />vegetation are included in .'~'ri}a'M~>~"' ",:~:= %~=~+•~~'?',~. <br />these areas requiring reseeding <br />