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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS. No one represented the operator <br />during the inspection. <br />Signs and Markers <br />The mine ID sign was on its post but the post needs to be set back up off of the ground. Surface disturbance <br />markers were up around the disturbed area. <br />Roads <br />The paved entrance road was in good condition. The gate at the entrance to the mine site was closed and locked. <br />The "no trespassing" sign was on the gate. <br />Hydrology <br />The sediment pond was dry. The gate on the primary dischazge tube was closed. The riprapped emergency <br />spillway was functional. The collection ditch leading into this pond was well vegetated. <br />The east spring was flowing into the collection ditch, although a small trickle of water has jumped the ditch and <br />is collecting neaz the mine office. The spring water treatment pond was discharging at about 20 gpm. The <br />discharge water was orange in color. In spite of the orange color, this water has been shown to be in compliance <br />with water quality standards. <br />The facilities area protection berm along the river was functional. No problems were noted with the two alluvial <br />wells. The caps on both wells were on. <br />Facilities <br />The doors to the mine office building were open. No changes were observed with the rundown building. <br />Reclamation <br />Most of the backfilled and graded portal road and portals had a good vegetative cover and appeared to be stable. <br />The west side backfilled portal area had sparse vegetative cover. The slide area just west of the mine disturbance <br />area is continuing to slowly slide downward. There is a lot of cheat grass on the flat facilities area. The <br />vegetative stand is rather short in height, less that one foot tall. <br />Noxious Weeds <br />A patch of thistle east of the mine office had been sprayed. The operator has cut down tamarisk that was <br />growing in the seep area west of and adjacent to the east side spring. However, more tamarisk and thistle are in <br />this area and next to the spring. Tamarisk has also reappeared at the water's edge of the spring water treatment <br />pond. Tamarisk is also located along the west side fence, at the mine site entrance. These noxious weeds need to <br />be dealt with. <br />c:/word/beaz3/insp0806 <br />