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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE 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 t'acts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. 't'his was a complete inspection conducted by Joe lludash otthe Colorado llRMS. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. Bill Bear represented the operator during the records check. Koad The paved haul road was in good condition. The guard rail was up. The bridge was passable. The mine entrance gate was closed and locked. 'the "no trespassing sign" was up on the gate. Signs and Markers The mine ID sign post was still on the ground and should be put back up. Surface disturbance markers were up around the site, except above the cliff face due to the safety problems. Hvdroloev The sediment pond was dry. The gated primary was closed. Pond inslopes were stable and well vegetated. The riprap in the emergency spillway was in place. The mine water treatment pond was dischazging at about 20 gpm. The discharge was the usual orange color, which has been shown to be in compliance. There were no problems with the two alluvial wells. Well caps were on and there was no spring water near the down gradient well. Temperatures were taken of the east spring water along its path to the river. At a point 15 feet below where the spring comes out of the hillslope, the temperature was 104 degrees Fahrenheit. At the inlet to the culvert leading to the treatment pond, the temperature of the spring water was 88 degrees Fahrenheit. The treatment pond discharge was 61 degrees Fahrenheit as the water comes out of the discharge pipe near the river. The river water was 67 degrees Fahrenheit at a point 20 feet upriver from where the treatment pond discharge enters the river. The air temperature was 82 degrees Fahrenheit. Facilities The mine office is in a rundown condition. The doors of the building were open. Reclamation The reclaimed mine road appeared to be stable and was well vegetated. The east side backfilled and graded fan site also appeazed to be well vegetated and stable. However, the backfilled and graded west side portals continue to show instability. Some of the eazlier cracks have partially filled in but a new crack in the rock face just to the east appears to be growing in size. Also, there is some staining around the vent above the sealed portals. Noxious Weeds Tamarisk continues to grow along the fence near the front gate, in the spring water treatment pond and in the area of the east side spring. Thistle was sprayed in the flat area east of the office. Records ReCElvFO PonNj gTR~y in~sPecT~aN ~EPo~' foe 6~25~oE I~NVEO omRs fo~E SEpIMEN-1" >"DND ~O/i ~~oS TNRo~c,/{ ~O~ . The records were in compliance, as documented on the attached records checklist. c:/word/beaz3/insp0906