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Page 2/3 Deserado C-81-018 28 April OS - Pond SS-1 contained water at the time of the inspection but was not discharging. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. - Pond SS-2 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. - Pond DP-1 contained water at a level approximately six-inches below the discharge pipe. The pond was discharging from the small weep-hole in the primary discharge pipe. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems on the pond embankment. The emergency spillway was well maintained and stable. - Pond RR-1 was dry at the time of the inspection. Pond RR-2 was also dry at the time of the inspection. Both pond embankments appeared to be stable and there were no erosional problems noted on either embankment. -The roadside ditches along the mine access road, the conveyor corridor and the haul road to the refuse pile were all stable and well maintained. Based on the recent rain, they have carried a considerable amount of run-off and there were no erosional problems noted in any of the ditches. - Ail of the culverts appeared to be clear and functioning as designed. -The fresh-water lagoon was stable at the time of the inspection. Backf'illing and Grading: The regraded East Porfat area appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems or slumping was noted during the inspection. Support Facilities: -The slot storage area was stable at the time of the inspection. The road and roadside ditches were also stable. -The loadout was stable at the time of the inspection. There did not appear to be any commingling of mining and rail equipment at the time of the inspection. -The pad areas for Return Shaft #3, the rock dust storage tank, the B-Vent shaft, the water tank and WMVS were all stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted at any of these sites. Processing Waste: -Refuse Pile RP-2/3/4 appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. There has been a considerable amount of rain over the past week and there was no water pooling on the surface of the pile and there was very little erosion on the pile outslopes. The pile was well compacted and stable. - Refuse pile RP-5a appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. There has been a considerable amount of rain over the past week and there was no water pooling on the surface of the pile and there was no erosion on the pile outslopes. The stockpiling of refuse on pile RP-Sa has completed for the year as the weather warms. Deserado will begin spreading and compacting the refuse soon. The stockpile appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. - Refuse Pile RP-1 was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the pile.