_INSPECTION - C1981016 ‎(13)‎

• Permit No: C1981016
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 9/23/2009
• Email Name: JJD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. 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 Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.Because the Hawk's Nest
Mine is a revoked mine site,the inspection frequency has been reduced to one complete inspection and three
partial inspections per calendar year.This change has been in effect since October 22, 2005. The Hawk's Nest
Mine is an underground mine that was reclaimed with forfeited bond money. The reclaimed mine site consists
of two separate sections; a west mine and an east mine. The mine site area was dry.
West Mine
The county road that is the only access to the reclaimed mine site was in good condition.The dirt and gravel
road over the railroad tracks that leads to the DMEA substation and the west mine site was dry. There were no
railcars that blocked the railroad crossing.
There was a very good to excellent vegetative cover at the west mine.There were no observances of any
noxious weeds in this area.The stream buffer zone signs were up parallel to the river. The cap was on the
ground water well pvc pipe. The sedimentation pond was dry and the pond embankment and pond inslopes and
pond bottom were well vegetated.The pond's concrete single open channel spillway was clear of any debris.
The reclaimed west mine appeared to be stable.There was no evidence of any erosional problems or slope
stability problems.
East Mine
At the west mine,the two small mudslides that lie immediately adjacent to and north of the county road did not
encroach onto the road.The mudslides are in the backfilled cut slope area of the reclaimed mine site.The
eastern most mudslide had a little pooled water at its base.The western most mudslide is starting to block the
inlet to the western most of the two road culverts. The eastern most road culvert was clear of any debris. The
riprapped channels below the two road culverts had sufficient capacity.
The river side berm was in place along the river at the reclaimed east mine. The west side of the east mine had a
moderately good vegetative cover but the east side had only a moderate to poor vegetative cover.There were
several patches of knapweed on the east side of the east mine.
Except for the two small mudslides, there were no indications of slope instability or gullying at the reclaimed
east mine.
Records
There are no mine records associated with this revoked site.
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