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<br />November t °~ T, i'3:~~~ <br />Trapper Mining, In.=. <br />F'. 0. B~ ~:: 187 <br />Craig, i_c~lo <br />Tr-appc-r mine <br />F-'=,q~• <br />Personnel Present During the Inspe~=tion: <br />William Agnew: Trapper Ihining <br />Jim Steven=_: Cvlvrad~~ Mined Land F:eclamatian Di visior, r:CLMF:D? <br />Brian Smith: Albuquerque Field ^'FFi~=a/CfFice cif Surfa~.e Mining <br />(AFO/OSM? <br />Gary Fritz: AFO/OSM #244 <br />Weather and Ground Conditions at the Mine During the Inspection: <br />=old R< snowing with a 6 t~~ 8 inch are=umulatir_n in sorc~e areas; muddy <br />under the =_now•the first day witf-~ some runoff and frozen or. sec and <br />day until mid-afternoon <br />ENFOF:CEMEPJT ACTION <br />Ten Day Notice iF'30-'<'-244-5 CTV-1? was issued for the c~perat~~r's <br />failure- tc~ maintain blasting rep=ords. Sk:et~=hes were-- nc~t made for <br />~_t~al and overburden shots ..f their blasting pattern. TF-~ey did not <br />identify the number cif hoi es, burden, spa~.ing and delay pattern r~r-i <br />the sF::etching for the three years required fc~r blasting records. <br />Company personnel indicated that the information r-~eeded to complete <br />the s4::etches was available nn their blasting record for each shot but <br />they had failed to draw the illustration. Cr_~rnpany personnel <br />indicated that they had several "typi~.al" illustrations for a <br />guideline on the sketches but were not drawing them up f~_r earF-~ sflr_,t. <br />They dc. rep=ord shot carnets as well as surveying them in but tfie <br />typical shot sF:etch did not always fit the area identified. <br />I as4;ed company personnel if the sL::etches ~=auld 6e drawn up f~~r <br />past record=_. witF~ the in Formation c.n the farm. They indicated that <br />it was possible if someone was familiar with the bla=_tinq agents and <br />ignition system used at the mine. <br />Mr. Stevens was given the rpp~~rtunity to write the violation during <br />tFie inspecti~~n but deg=lined because he wanted t~: review the data ire <br />rc~ore detail before ta4;ing any enforcement action, <br />I did not issue the TDN in the field becau=-e I also wanted to chec4; <br />the records in more detail. After returnir~q to the field office it <br />was issued. <br />A c~~uple of other potential enforcement problems were also noted ~~n <br />the mine during the inspection but eompar~y personnel t~~~~4: steps to <br />