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/I/. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE <br /> Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br /> the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the <br /> facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br /> This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety. Tom Bird represented the operator. With the operator's consent,this report was issued <br /> from the Denver office of DRMS. <br /> The four portals of the King I Mine have been sealed with a shot-crete type of material a short distance <br /> into each portal from the surface opening. Mining was active at the King II Mine in the section <br /> immediately west of the entries leading from the portals. The ground was dry on the first day of the <br /> inspection, September 16, 2009. The ground was wet on the second day of the inspection, September <br /> 17 from rain the night before. Selected photos taken during the inspection are provided at the end of <br /> this report. <br /> The first day of the inspection(September 16, 2009)included inspection of undermined areas of the <br /> Huntington Ranch for subsidence impacts, and a meeting with the operator's engineering consultant in <br /> Durango regarding as-built certifications that are in review in TR-15. The second day of the inspection <br /> (September 17, 2009) focused on the King I and II surface facilities areas. <br /> Availability of Records <br /> The results of the records check are shown on the attached list. All required records were available. <br /> Signs and Markers <br /> King I - Mine i.d. signs and affected area markers were properly displayed. <br /> King II—A mine i.d. sign was on display at the mine's entrance on County Road 120. The perimeter <br /> of the affected area was marked with"permit boundary" signs and survey stakes. Work recently was <br /> completed on the main topsoil stockpile in Cochrane Canyon. Access to the stockpile is blocked by a <br /> berm. A topsoil marker was being installed on the stockpile during the inspection. <br /> Roads <br /> King I- The mine entrance haul road was well maintained. <br /> King II - The haul/access road was well maintained. <br /> Hydrologic Balance <br /> King I Ponds - The east and west ponds contained small pools of water, several feet below the <br /> principal spillway discharge elevations. The outlet end of the secondary spillway(8"pipe) of the west <br /> pond remained exposed(soil had been removed from it during the October 2008 inspection). Sediment <br /> level markers (marked staffs) were in place. Embankments, inslopes, and spillways appeared in good <br /> condition. <br />