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III. COMMENTS- COMPLIANCE Yoast C-1994-082 Pg 1/2 10 December 2008 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 complete inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDRMS. Dennis Jones of SCC accompanied me on the inspection. Most areas of the mine have been reclaimed and the Division has approved one Partial Phase I Bond Release and SCC has submitted an application for a second Partial Phase I Bond Release. The weather was cold and overcast and the ground was covered with several inches (and more) of snow. Many of the mine areas were inaccessible and not inspected due to the snow. Availability of Records: All of the necessary records were available at the mine's office, which is located in a trailer at the Hayden Gulch Loadout. One item of note is that the insurance certificate in the files was expired. Jay James of SCC called the corporate office and they e-mailed copies of the mine's new insurance certificate. A copy was placed in the file. Please see the DRMS Availability of Records checklist at the end of this report for more information. Signs and Markers: The sign at the mine entrance road along Twenty Mine Road is in place as required and contains all of the necessary information. Roads: The entrance road/haul road to the neck pit area was covered with packed snow but appeared to be well maintained and stable at the time of the inspection. There were no ruts or erosional problems noted on the road. The road became inaccessible due to snow at the beginning of the neck pit as it began to climb up to the pit areas. -All of the other haul roads within the Yoast Mine were inaccessible at the time of the inspection due to snow. Hydrologic Balance: Pond 010 contained water approximately 18 inches from the top of the discharge pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was covered with snow but appeared to be well vegetated and stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment at the time of the inspection. - Ponds 011 and 011A were inaccessible due to snow at the time of the inspection. - Ponds 012 contained water approximately two feet below the top of the discharge pipe and was discharging a small amount from the weep hole at the time of the inspection. Pond 012A also contained water and was discharging a small amount into Pond 012. Both pond embankments were covered with snow but appeared to be well vegetated and stable. There were no erosional problems noted on either of the ponds' embankments at the time of the inspection. - Pond 013 contained some water approximately but was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was covered with snow but appeared to be well vegetated and stable. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment. The emergency spillway is a riprapped, open channel. The spillway appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. - Pond 014 contained some water but was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was covered with snow but appeared to be well vegetated and stable. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment. The emergency spillway is a riprapped, open channel. The spillway appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. Backfilling and Grading: The reclaimed head and neck pit areas were viewed from the access/haul road. These areas appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. No major erosional problems were noted on these areas at the time of the inspection. - Portions of the South Valora Pit were viewed from the county road. These areas were covered with snow but appeared to remain stable. No major erosional problems were noted on these areas at the time of the inspection.