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Minesite Inspection Narrative Page 3 of 3 C-93-036 issued for maintenance of ditches and berms was modified to include the erosion gully on the northern riverbank and the outwash delta below C-93-034 issued for signs and markers modified was modified to include stream buffer markers and topsoil markers C-93-035 issued for culvert maintenance was modified to include Culvert C20 inlet, inlet to D26 and 3 unidentified culverts on the west end of the mine Colorado has approved a revision for the construction of an access road on the west side of the Refuse Disposal Area that did not include an updated map showing the additional disturbed area. It is the position of the representatives of Colorado that this is a permit deficiency that could be addressed without enforcement action. However, regulations specifically require maps that identify all all disturbed areas and as no enforcement action was taken a Ten Day Notice ff93- 020-190-001 has been issued to the State of Colorado. This site is covered under a Ten Day Notice (X93-020-352-002 1 of 1) issued to the state on improper permit transfer. This action resulted during an inspection of the Golden Eagle Mine which has the same ownership. During March of this year a Federal Notice of Violation (93-020-352-003 1 of 1) was issued at the New Elk Mine for Failure to construct sediment ponds to the approved design. This violation was issued because the State of Colorado had improperly terminated a violation which had been issued in response to a Ten Day Notice. A deadline of April 25 was set in the notice and as of this inspection no attempt had been made to abate this violation. The underground portion of this mine is not active at this time and openings for the workings have been sealed. At present the preparation plant, loadout area and refuse disposal area are being used to facilitate operations at the Golden Eagle Mine which is under the same ownership.