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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 facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was an aerial inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted by Harry Rarmey of the DMG. Aerial photographs were taken on November 23, 2005. Weather conditions were cleaz and sunny at the time of the flight. Mike Boulay of the DMG reviewed the aerial photographs. Roads The site was mostly snow covered. Haul Roads A and B were visible in the photos. These haul roads were free of snow cover and appeazed to be well maintained. Hvdrologic Balance Sedimentation Ponds 012 and 013 were visible in the photographs. The surface of the ponds were partially frozen. Pond inlets and embankments were snow covered. No problems were noted at any of these sediment pond locations. Backfill & Grading The Wotf Creek Pit azeas in Yoast South were free of snow cover. It was appazent from the phol:os that backfilling and grading operations have been underway at these locations. The drag;line was visible in the Yoast South Area in the southern portion of the Wolf Creek Pit. The dragline did not appeaz to be operating at the time of the flight. The South Valora Pit, Scraper Pit, and North Pit were all visible in the photographs, These pit locations were snow covered. The former pit areas appeared stable and no problems were noted in the aerial photographs.