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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 <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />Roads <br />The Portal Bench Access Road has not yet been reclaimed. The <br />Division is requesting that this road be reclaimed and seeded. As <br />discussed during the site inspection, it may be prudent to wait <br />until next summer to reclaim the lower and upper portions of the <br />Portal Bench Access Roads. This will allow for easier access to <br />the backfilled portals and reclaimed areas for a period of time, to <br />ensure stability and reclamation success of the backfilled portals. <br />Hackfill and Grading <br />Some minor settling and erosion has occurred on the reclaimed <br />portal bench in the vicinity of the mine portals as discussed <br />below: A small amount of minor settling was noted in the area west <br />of the former mine fan portal (portal #1). Due to minor erosion, <br />a small drainage has formed in the area east of the former portal <br />#2. A small fissure/crack has formed around the base of the <br />bedrock outcrop above the former location of portal #3. Please <br />take appropriate steps to repair these areas of erosion and <br />settling, to ensure the future stability of the reclaimed portal <br />bench. Also, please conduct a final policing of the reclaimed <br />slope to ensure that all scrap metal, rebar, and other sharp <br />objects are removed and properly disposed. <br />Excess Spoil & Development Waste <br />A small GOB pile is present in the vicinity of the former stacking <br />tube. Please make arrangements to have this material disposed of <br />in the near future. <br />Reclamation Success <br />The Bear No. 1 and No. 2 reclaimed areas were inspected and appear <br />to be stable with good vegetative cover. <br />The portal drains have been designed with pipes extending from each <br />portal and have been built with washed rock and geotextile fabric <br />to allow for drainage away from the end of the pipe. The portal <br />drains are buried and do not extend to the surface. If instability <br />occurs, additional work may be required to allow the pipes to <br />"daylight" at the surface. <br />2 <br />