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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a partial inspection conducted by Ice Dudash of the Colorado Division ofReciamation, Mining and Safety. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. The entire mine site was covered in about 6 to 8 inches of snow. Roads The paved entrance road was snow covered but was passable. The bridge also was passable. Facilities The entrance gate was closed and locked. The "no trespassing" sign was up on the gate. The condition of the mine office was basically the same since the last inspection in November, although the sliding glass door was shattered, perhaps from vandalism. Hydroloay There was a little snowmelt in the sediment pond, although the rest of the pond and pond embankment were snow covered. The gated primary discharge valve was in the closed position. The collection ditch leading into the sediment pond had sufficient capacity. The water in the spring water treatment pond was ice covered. The ice level in the pond was just a few inches below the horizontal pipe. Thera was a discharge from the pond in the amount of about 20 gallons per minute. The color of the discharge was orange which has been the case since the beginning of the spring. This orange colored discharge has been shown to be in compliance. The east spring was flowing from the hillside and was contained in the constructed channel and culvert. Water vapor was observed as the spring water came out of the hillside. Reclamation The reclaimed portal road and backfilled portals were covered in snow. Above the west portal reclaimed bench but below the overlying cliff, there were two small areas that were wet from snow melt. Water vapor was coming from the two wet areas. c:/word/bear3/insp 1206