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allow are eanrrrenls on the InspeeNon. the canrrrenls Include dscusslon d dbena(torrs rrwdrdu~Yg the YnpeeMon. Connnrrk also deserbe arty eriacennrrF aailons taioen during the Irupeeron and the tads a evidence suppaiq 1M entoreMr~eni oeNon Tt115 was a portid Inspection of the Edna Scrip Mine. The weather was dear and warm. The mine site was fafriy dry. The main purpose of tFis inspection was to evduate severd areas where Ptt:M Cod Company has requested bond release. Two separate bond release appicattons have been subrritited. SL-5 Ls an appication requesting find bond release for lands in East Ridge, Center Ridge and South of Shop. SL-6 is an appication requesting find bond release for the upper shop fadHies. Participating in the inspection were &dn Gontarek representing P&M Cod Company, Randy Price representing OSM and myself. The lands requested for bond release in SL5 are lands that were mined under the interim program. However, ftnd reclamation did not occur unto offer permanent program approval and therefore, PB.M included these smaA parceB in their infiid permanent program reclamation cost estimates and their bond calculations. The tiMng (s somewhat unclear as to when they were mined. DMG wil request further infarratton on this in a separate letter. East Ridge PB,M requested Phase III bond release far the East Ridge parcel that covers 37.5 acres. According fo the borxi nslease appYcation this area was remised under the interim program arxf seeded in 1981, offer the Colorado permanent program was effective, August 30, 1980. No topsoi was salvaged at the lime of mining and no topsaal was reapplied to these regraded lands. Vegetation cover on ttds area B excellent. Dominant spades are: wt>eatgrgsses. smooth brorrie and dfatia. Rubber robbitbn~sh is a conxnon sMib throughout the area. A smdl patch of whitetop was observed. P6M has Nred a weed sprayer that w10 be spraying in this ores. Plo infestations of other weeds were observed. One gully was observed on the north faring slope. ff was up to about two feet deep in one spot, but it appears stable with no evidence of recent erosional activity. There is o good vegetative cover growing in most of the gully. The gu11y wil not disrupt the poslMning land use of grating land and wAdltie habtiat. This area drotns into fhe Center Ridge pond. No evidence of erosion was observed, and no spoil springs have been reported in ttds area. A herd of rrxAe deer were observed dir+ectiy to the south of this area in old vegetated spots. Rve bucks were observed, with severd does and fawns. Center Rldae The Center Ridge parcel covers 15.6 aces below the power tlnes and due west of the West Ridge Road. PB,M fs requesting Ph~e II and III bond release for 1hLs area. ACCOrdtng to the appYcafion, this area was mined underihe interim program regulation howeverflnd grading and seeding occurred after the Colorado permanent program became effective. fVO topsoC was sdvaged when the area was first disturbed and fi does not appear any was reapplied. The ground solace is rocky, however the vegetation cover fs very good.