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Ilt. 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 DMG. Bill <br />Bear represented the operator during the field inspection and records check. <br />Roads <br />The main paved haul road was in good condition. The guazdrail was installed. The road <br />from the portal bench to the water tank bench was in good condition as well. The road <br />ditch and outside berm were functional. The graveled haul road to the gob pile was in <br />good condition, with the outside berm and road ditch being functional. The roads at the <br />unit train loadout were also in good condition. <br />Siptts and Mazkers <br />Mine ID signs were present and contained the correct mine information. Surface <br />disturbance mazkers were also up. Topsoil stockpile signs were present. <br />Toosoil Stockniles <br />The operator is adding topsoil from the B-seam portal bench construction project to the <br />main topsoil stockpile. The diversion and collection ditches for the stockpile were <br />functional. There were no problems with gullying. The vegetative cover was gopd. <br />There were no signs of gullying at the two topsoil stockpiles located at the gob pile and at <br />the coverfill stockpile. Vegetative cover was moderate. The vegetative cover at the unit <br />train loadout topsoil stockpile was sparse but no gullying was observed. <br />Hvdrologv_ <br />There was some water in ponds B, C and D. Ponds J and K were dry. Pond spillways <br />were functional,~although no ponds were discharging water. Pond embankrents appeared <br />to be stable. Vegetative cover on the pond embankments was moderate to sparse for <br />ponds B, C and D. ~'or ponds J and K, the vegetative cover was spazse. <br />Ditches around the mine site had sufficient capacity while mine site culverts were clear. <br />Silt fence, straw bales and berms were functional as well. <br />The seep along the road to the water tank bench was dry, as was the seep to the west of <br />the water tank bench. There was a small seep on the east end of the unit train loadout <br />