_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(36)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 3/26/2009
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

N. 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 complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety. Michael Lovelady represented the operator. With the operator's consent,this report
was issued from the Denver office of DRMS.
Mining was active at the King II Mine in the first set of mains. Three of the four portals of the King I
Mine have temporary closures. There was no activity at the open King I portal. The ground was wet in
places at both sites,but ditches were mainly dry.
Availability of Records
The results of the records check are shown on the attached list. All required records were available.
Signs and Markers
King I- Mine i.d. signs and affected area markers were properly displayed.
King II—A mine i.d. sign was on display at the mine's entrance on County Road 120. The perimeter
of the affected area was marked with"permit boundary" signs and survey stakes.
Roads
King I -The mine entrance haul road was well maintained.
King II -The haul/access road was well maintained.
Hydrologic Balance
King I Ponds - The east and west ponds contained small pools of water, several feet below the
principal spillway discharge elevations. The outlet end of the secondary spillway(8"pipe) of the west
pond remained exposed(soil had been removed from it during the October 2008 inspection). Sediment
level markers (marked staffs)were in place,having been installed since the October 2008 inspection.
Embankments, inslopes, and spillways appeared in good condition.
King II Pond—The pond was dry. The pond embankment, inslopes, and spillway structure appeared
in good condition.
King I Ditches and Culverts - The east upland diversion ditch appeared in good condition and was
clear of debris.
King II Ditches and Culverts—DRMS is reviewing as-built designs of culverts and ditches that the
operator submitted in TR-15. The east diversion ditch appears to be constructed in alluvial material,
and the sidewalls of this ditch are near vertical in most places as it appears to have been excavated with
a dozer blade.