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Pond SS-1 collects runoff from a transfer station. The pond was dry. There was <br />tamarisk on the banks of this pond also. <br />The loadout area lies adjacent to railroad property that is not part of the permit. <br />Pond RR-2, which collects runoff from the loadout area -was dry. Embankments <br />were stable. A nearby RR-sump pond collects water from the loadout sump. <br />The water tank SAE was stable. This is a graveled pad around the tank. <br />At the west maintenance shaft, a ditch on the outslope and rock check dams were <br />stable with no signs of sediment transport. <br />The east portal access area is a reclaimed site now in its fourth growing season. The <br />vegetation is good. Silt fence is still present to assist in sediment control. <br />Rock dust hole #3 was in the process of construction. The drill rig was on site and <br />working. The road and pad were in good condition. The mud pit was permitted as <br />such. <br />The Halandras landfill area showed no erosion. This solid waste disposal site consists <br />of several trenches containing mostly construction debris. The landfill is permitted <br />and included on maps of the site. <br />Return Shaft 3 (RS-3) is permitted as an SAE. It consists of a bermed, graveled pad. <br />There was no erosion or instability. A pile of fill beside the shaft will be used to refill the <br />shaft. <br />Degas pad LW-76-2 has not been used yet is the site of a degas well that has not yet <br />been used. The mud pit was drying, but still present. Topsoil was windrowed along <br />the pad. The drilling had been recently completed and the pad is scheduled for <br />immediate reclamation, leaving only the degas well itself. <br />The pads and shafts of return shafts 1 and 2 (RS-1 and 2) have been reclaimed. <br />Standpipes remain sticking out of both pads. Revegetation was coming along, <br />although cheatgrass is a major problem across the mine site. In undisturbed areas, <br />cheatgrass is the primary species. The operator is discussing the use of some <br />innovative techniques to keep cheatgrass off newly reclaimed areas. <br />A reclaimed exploration site was visited. The reclamation was good, but cheatgrass <br />predominated the vegetation. <br />Degas hole LW-10-4 was reclaimed with good revegetation, including western, <br />intermediate and crested wheatgrass, with some Russian wild rye and sagebrush. <br />