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III. Comments/Compliance <br />This was an aerial inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG from photos taken on the <br />afternoon of Wednesday, March 24, 2004. The mine site was quiet and deserted. Weather <br />was sunny. The ground was clear. The snow cover that had been present all winter was <br />gone. <br />There was no sign of instability or erosion on the west side of Hubbard Creek. The former <br />stockpile area had not begun to green up yet. That area is stable. <br />The benches -both upper and lower -were stable. There was no indication of instability on <br />either bench. the sparsely-vegetated areas to the south ends of both benches stands our <br />very clearly on the air photos, with the vegetation brown and dry there also. The small seep <br />at the north end of the lower bench did not appear to be seeping. The residue left by the <br />alkaline seep right on the front side was clearly evident from the photos. <br />Pond 5 contained some water. The ditches appeared dry, however. Hubbard Creek was <br />flowing and the water was clear both above and below the Blue Ribbon Mine area. <br />The upper road to the upper bench showed no sign of instability or erosion. The lower road <br />also appeared to be stable. <br />Pond 3 and 4 were both empty. The embankments appeared stable in the air photos. <br />The lower access road showed no signs of instability or erosion. <br />The access road (Hubbard Canyon road) appears in good condition. <br />