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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE ~~~~ C~ / ~~~ 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 an aerial inspection of the Deserado Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. The photographs were taken by Harry Ranney of CDMG. The weather appeared to be clear and sunny and the ground appeared to be dry. The access road to the mine appeared to be stable and in good condition. The haul road to the refuse piles also appeared to be stable and in good condition. There were no visible ruts or erosional problems seen. The road along the conveyor corridor also appeared to be stable and in good condition. This road did not show any signs of rutting or any erosional problems either. Refuse pile RP-5a had several areas on the pile where water was pooled. Most of these areas were towards the bottom of the pile by pond RP-5a. These areas appeared to be fairly large (larger than the vehicles parked by the shop) and the area needs to be graded to smooth these areas out. The rest of the pile appeared to be graded properly. Refuse pile RP-2/3/4 also had several large (much larger than vehicle size) areas where water was pooled. These areas also need to be graded to ensure proper drainage. Other than the noted areas where water was pooled, pile RP-2/3/4 appeared to be well graded. All of the refuse pile ponds (RP-1, RP-2/3, RP-4 and RP-5) contained a considerable amount of water. It did not appear as though any of the ponds were or had been discharging. All of the ponds appeared to be stable and well vegetated. There did not appear to be any erosional problems on any of the ponds. Pond DP-1 also contained water. The pond appeared to be stable and well vegetated. Pond DP-1 did not appear to be discharging at the time the photographs were taken. Pond PP- 2 also contained water. This pond also appeared to be stable and well vegetated. The ditch from the prep plant bench to pond DP-1 appeared to be stable from the photographs. All of the ponds at the loadout, transfer tower and slot storage areas appeared to be dry. These ponds appeared to be stable and well vegetated. The portal area, facilities area and prep plant areas all appeared to be stable and in good condition.