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III. COMMENTS-COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a partial inspection of the Munger Canyon Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the DRMS Grand Junction Field Office on September 11, 2008. I was not accompanied by an operator representative during the inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy and cool. The majority of the mine site is reclaimed and there was no activity at the site at the time of the inspection. Roads The access road to the mine site was damp but generally in good condition. No problems were noted along its entire length up to the former portal bench access road. Hydrologic Balance East Salt Creek was nearly dry and had only a trickle of water at the road crossing and some standing pools of water further downstream. It had rained the night before this inspection so ground conditions were damp throughout the mine site. Ditches and culverts associated with the reclaimed waste disposal site, cover soil stockpile site, and the topsoil stockpile locations were in good condition and well maintained. The waste disposal area sediment pond was not retaining any water. The inlet and discharge structures were stable and no problems were identified. Reclamation Success The bottom portion of the reclaimed portal access road was inspected. The upper segment and portal bench area were not inspected. As seen in the attached photograph the Quickgaurd annual rye came in very well this spring and summer but has now turned entirely brown. The reclaimed portal access road is stable. No signs of significant erosion or instability were noted at any of the mine site locations during this inspection.