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M. 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 conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection. There was no activity on site. Roads The paved haul road was passable and was in good condition. The bridge was also passable,although it is beginning to show some wear and tear on the driving surface. Signs and Markers The mine Id sign and the post that it is on were lying on the ground at the top of the hill and need to be put back up. The"no trespassing"sign was up on the entrance gate. H droloev The hillside spring water was flowing into the channel that leads to the treatment pond.However, a very small trickle was flowing outside of the channel and accumulated next to the demolished mine office. This did not appear to be a problem due to the very small volume of spring water involved. The sedimentation pond was completely dry. The pond's primary and emergency outlets were operational. The primary's gated valve was in the closed position. Pond in lopes were stable and well vegetated. The collection ditch leading into the pond had enough capacity. The hillside spring water treatment pond was discharging at about 10 to 15 gpm. The discharge was being piped to the river. Reclamation There was a lot of cheatgrass on the flat facilities area. The reclaimed areas on the hillside had a good vegetative cover. The reclaimed east and central portions of the hillside disturbances appeared to be stable while the west portion on the hillside continues to show instability around the reclaimed portal area. Facilities The entrance gate was wide open and needs to be closed and locked. The debris from the demolished and burned mine office is still on site. The concrete can be buried on site but the metal needs to be moved offsite. Noxious Weeds Tamarisk is growing in three areas of the mine site. The first is along the fence at the mine site entrance gate. The second is along the inslopes of the hillside spring water treatment pond. The third is in the area of the hillside spring. The tamarisk must be removed as soon as possible. c:/word/bear3/insp0908