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(Page 2) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1995-097 INSPECTION DATE 10-29-2002 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS SSS This was a brief partial inspection conducted to follow-up on problems listed in the previous inspection report and verify if corrective actions had been taken for those problems. Noxious and/or problematic weed infestation was observed within the affected area during the previous inspection. To date a weed control plan, drafted with input from, and approved by, the local weed control authority, has not been submitted to dmg as required. It is currently too early in the season to evaluate if any weed control was conducted last fall in response to the previous inspection. As noted in the previous inspection report, the approved mine plan contains commitments to regrade the main bench so that it drains toward the large depression near the entrance; regrade the top of the No. 2 portal dump to drain into the mountain; fence the site and perform some reseeding within 3 years of permit issuance in January 1997. DMG records have no documentation that these commitments have been accomplished. This inspection is an attempt to verify that this regrading has been completed, due to an apparent lack of documentation verifying this regrading occurred. The lower bench does, for the most part, drain to the large depression near the entrance. Some drainage that falls on the access road may run out the entrance, but this would bean insignificant amount and would not come into contact with any appreciable mine waste material. It is hard to tell if the top of the No. 2 portal dump drains toward the portal and into the mountain as is required. This may need to be inspected during a rainstorm, or demonstrated with a few buckets of water. As for the revegetation, a major portion of the main bench was revegetated where fill was brought into the site and disposed of under agreement with other government agencies. The operator will need to clarify if this importation and permanent disposal of material was conducted prior to issuance of the DMG permit. If not, a revision to the permit may need to be filed, incorporating all details of this material disposal, to ensure this operation meets the requirements of the Mined Land Reclamation Act.. There are still several barrels, 5 gallon cans, and fuel tanks on the main bench area that contain hazardous materials such as waste oil. gasoline, hytlraulic fluid, diesel fuel, antifreeze, etc. that are not stored properly within approved spill containment structures. These containers were identified during the previous inspection and noted as a problem. However, these containers of hazardous materials, have not been stored within approved spill containment structures or been removed from site and properly disposed of, as was required to correct the problem. If all hazardous materials are not properly stored on site or removed from site by May 30, 2003, DMG may pursue enforcement action. If these materials are to be stored on site, details and specifications for spill containment facilities and a statement of what materials, in what quantities, will be stored within the spill containment, must be incorporated into the permit through the technical revision process. The technical revision will need to include wording that is specified in the memo enclosed in the previous inspection report, regarding DMG notification requirements for spills of toxic or hazardous materials at mine sites. These improperly stored containers are again noted as a problem, with corrective action and a corrective action due date specified on the last page of this report. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Steve Shuey at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3r° Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone number 970-243-6368. I & E Contact Address cc: ^ CE NAME Gary Wright ^ BL OPERATOR Wright and Preusch Mining Ltd. ^ FS STREET 201 North Mill Street ^ HW CITY/STATE/ZIP Asoen. Colorado 81611 ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WOCD (CH) ^ OTHER