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.._ ~ <br />Babw are cam~erte on the inspection. The cwrsnents,klCklde discusalon of obeervetiorre rratde dump the <br />Inspection. Comments also describe any enforcernentadionsraken dump the inspection and the fads or <br />eddenae avpportlnp the aMonoemsnt action..: <br />This wee a partial inapectiam caadnded by .i eft Bimis and Byrcai Walker of CDM(;`. The mine is <br />reclaimed and the permit has been revoked. No faa7ifiea remain on sate. No personnel are ccamected <br />with this mine sibs. <br />The focus of this uspection was to follow ~ on the two slldBe noted err Divielon of MinetaL and <br />t3eology's May 11, 1998 iaapec.~tia~n. Mr. Walker sae red the site in terms of engineering eFability. <br />Mr. Walker's interoffice memo accompanies this report <br />The slide Weal of Pit 4 did not appear to have enlarged since the May 11,1998 inspection. It appeared <br />that the run ont of fhe elide had reached Cheesy Creek, b~ had not blocked the creek Cheesy Creek <br />was flawing miimpeded at the time of this inspection. The dimensions of the mndflow ere visually <br />estimated and paced et 40 R Wide by apprria. 120 R Lang, with the tce of the elide epreadnrg to ~ 90 <br />R wide. Water ie flowing out of the elope of the elide at approx Leas than 3 gallons per minabe. <br />Inveatigatian of Pond 4 at the base of Pit 4 fmde the riser rmdercut and piping along riser to have <br />occurred. Piping ie not apparent on oatelope of embardone~. Jest below the pond embankment an the <br />west aide of the pond ontalope vegetation comeiete of very dense oak blush. Tharongh investigatia~n of <br />the elope below the pond is limited by the dense vegetation. The head of the scarp below the pond was <br />accessed. Head ecaZp originates approx 70-90 R Below the pond emban]asent. GnIlying in elope <br />above the ~'ffiP and below the pond embaal®ent was observed. Slide head scarp is approx 5 R in <br />height A eedimerit delta appa<eaHy from the rnn sat of the flexible pond riser sleeve has accamuhited <br />at thin location. A elmng fmm the hi7Wope also eacln'6ate itself here. Visually it appears that natntal <br />causal oonta'bute m the formation of the slide, however, contnbutioa of concent<ated water from Pond 4 <br />may add to the inatabdity of the slope. <br />Hairpin tmi on the access mad to Pit 4 caertimes m cat <br />Piping of the ditch along aocew mad >b Pit 2/3 has occured. R.iptap glacemeirt in the locale may <br />provide necessary reaifornement Spriog dower ratting of access mad ?J3 cantmnee. <br />Interoffice memo included u a pad of thin report <br />