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III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE 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. Page 1/1 North Thompson Creek C-81-025 12 August 2008 This was a complete inspection of the North Thompson Creek Mine conducted on 12 August 2008 by Jim Stark of CDRMS. The mine has been reclaimed and the operator has applied for a final Phase III Bond Release (a termination of jurisdiction for the site). The Division is still considering this application. The weather was hot and sunny and the ground was dry. Availability of records: All of the necessary records were available at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. See the records checklist at the end of this inspection for more details. Signs and Markers: - All of the mine Id signs were in place. This included the portal 1 and portal 3 areas. Roads: - The access road to the treatment ponds was in good condition and appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The road is becoming overgrown with grasses due to lack of use. - The mine entrance road was stable and in good condition at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the road Hydrologic Balance: - The long pond was in good condition and appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. Both the #1 and the#3 portal were discharging at the time of the inspection. There was a large amount of staining at the pond but it appeared to be doing its job. - The two treatment ponds (T1 and T2)were both full at the time of the inspection. T1 was discharging to T2 and T2 was discharging to the river. There discharge was clear and there was no iron staining on the rocks at the discharge point. The pond embankments were stable and well vegetated and there were no erosional problems noted. - Sediment pond P9 contained a small amount of water from T2 but was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. No erosional problems were noted on the embankment. Backfilling and Grading: - The sinkhole at the#3 portal appears to be stable. The vegetation growing on the sinkhole has completely covered the area so that there is no visible sign that it existed. - The backfilled#1 portal remained stable and well vegetated at the time of the inspection. No cracking or settling was noticed. Processing Waste: - The refuse pile appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The pile was well vegetated and no erosional problems were noted. The two small holes/depressions that appeared in the refuse were not visible at the time of the inspection.