2009-12-28_INSPECTION - M1999002

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(Page 2) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1999-002 INSPECTION DATE: 12/02/2009 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS THM OBSERVATIONS Color Div pection was conducted as part of the normal program established by tth site loca d approxision 30 at ln, This ins Mining and Safety. The Yankee Gulch of Piceanc Creek Road. Celina Akin of American Soda, LLP was present northwest of Rio Blanco, Colorado west during the entire inspection. LLP July 16, 1999. The total permit area is 4,084 area ed by The mining and reclamation permit was issued to American Soda, amount of $236on land acres. The maximum allowed disturbance at one time is 512.5 acres. The entire permit 00, th gBLM the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Division currently holds a bond 7 208 107.00 of the total reclamation financial liability of $7,444,531.00. The financial reclamation liability holds $ , was last calculated in 2004. The Yankee Gulch Minerals Project has been in interim status since October 2004. The only active component locations. ng the inspection. project ct during the inspection was the hydrologic monitoring program which Sampling technicians were observed collecting ground water well samples duriconsists of 22 sampling observed during the accessible of the December 2, 2009 inspection the process areas and almost n.d the time observed. All of the acce_ Plugged and Abandoned Production wells were unnecessary debris or trash. All equipment and facilities observed were in good repair bea ndgthe oodlrepair and no major erosional features wer f All roads observed during the inspection appeared ob iou served. Some alternate routes used by the oil and gas contractors compressor n. Avar m ris can stockodpile a iss not topsoil/construction materials were observed near the natural gas op le for the disturbance observed near the natural gas compressor facility. The Divisions since the s postthamine the operator's understand t it is the and intention to request an acreage under amendment, AM - 0 support land used has been changed to industrial s were eas that had been revegetated appeared to have good success and very with the existing sting contours observed the adjacent The ar areas during the inspection. The grading of the reclaimed areas was tie in undisturbed areas. e markers associated with a proposed ExxonMobil gas well were observed near the up-gradient ground water Survy location and another near the down-gradient alluvial monitoring wells. The proposed natural gas well monitoring pads could possibly damage or compromise the ground water monitoring we No problems or violations were observed during the inspection. Photos that show the conditions observed during the December 2, 2009 inspection are included at the end of this report. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Travis Marshall a the Divisionionof Reclamation, Mining Colorado 81501 phone and Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3 Street, Room 301, Grand no. 970-241-2042.