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III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE Seneca II-W C-1982-057 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 Seneca II-W Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDRMS. Dennis Jones of SCC accompanied me on the inspection. Most areas of the mine have been reclaimed but there have been no phased bond releases at the site. The weather was cold and sunny and the ground was covered with several inches (and more)of snow. Many of the mine areas were inaccessible at the time of the inspection 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: There are two entrances to the mining areas at the Seneca II-W Mine along Routt County Road 53. Both of these entrances had the appropriate mine ID signs with the necessary information. Additionally, there are two ponds (Pond 009 and Pond 015)along a county road. Both of these entrances have the appropriate mine ID signs as well. Roads: Road G was covered with some packed snow but appeared to be well maintained and stable. No ruts erosional problems were noted on the road at the time of the inspection. The road was inaccessible about%2 mile after Pond 005. - Road A was covered with packed snow. The road appeared to be well maintained at the time of the inspection. No ruts or erosional problems were noted on the road. - Road J was covered with packed snow at the time of the inspection but appeared to be well maintained and stable. No ruts or erosional problems were noted on the road. - Road K and the other roads on the interior of the mine/pit areas were inaccessible at the time of the inspection. Hydrologic Balance: Pond 005 contained water approximately two feet below the top of the discharge pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was covered with some snow but it appeared to be well vegetated and stable. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment at the time of the inspection. - Pond 006 was full and was discharging at the time of the inspection. The outfall was inaccessible to check the discharge. The pond embankment was covered with some snow but it appeared to be well vegetated and stable. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment at the time of the inspection. - Ponds 016 and 016A were both full and discharging at the time of the inspection (Pond 016A was discharging into Pond 016). The discharge appeared to be clear. Both pond embankments were covered with some snow but they appeared to be well vegetated and stable. No erosional problems were noted on either pond embankment at the time of the inspection. There is a small slide on the south inslope of pond 016 (it appeared to be less than 10'x10'). The material from this slide is all contained in the Pond. Dennis Jones indicated that SCC was not considering doing any work on this small slide as it is all contained in the pond and it is not large enough to change the impact the pond's volume. - Ponds 009, 015 and 017 were all inaccessible at the time of the inspection due to snow.