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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Pg 1/2 Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments in Section IV describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. North Thompson Creek C-1981-025 6 June 2005 This was a complete inspection of the North Thompson Creek Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDMG. The records were checked on 23 May 2005 and the site was inspected on 6 June 2005. The weather was warm and sunny and the ground was dry in most places. Availability of Records: All of the necessary records were available at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. See the records checklist for more detailed information. Roads: The access road to the ponds, portal and flume area appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. There were no ruts or erosional problems noted - The road from the portals to the treatment ponds was stable and well maintained at the time of the inspection. The road was partially covered with water from overflow from the ditch between the portal discharge pipes and the Long Pond. Notice of Violation CV-2005-007 was issued as a result. Hydrologic Balance: -The Long Pond contained water at the time of the inspection. The pond appeared to be functioning properly at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment. Water was, however, flowing out of the ditch to the Long Pond and onto the access road and surrounding areas. The ditch was not clogged but, rather, it appeared to be overflowing due to increased portal discharge. Notice of Violation CV-2005-007 was issued as a result. - Ponds T-1 and T-2 were functioning as designed at the time of the inspection. Water was discharging from pond T-2 into the North Thompson Creek at the time of the inspection. There was, however, water also flowing out of the emergency discharge pipe, overland, into Pond P-9 at the time of the inspection. Approximately'/2-acre was covered with water. Notice of Violation CV-2005-007 was issued as a result. There were no erosional problems noted on either embankment. - Pond P-9 was stable at the time of the inspection. The pond was about half full from water discharging into it from treatment pond T-2. Pond P-9 was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The embankment was well vegetated at the time of the inspection. There were no erosional problems noted on the embankment.