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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />General Comments <br />This was a partial mine site inspection, made with no operator contact present. Roy Karo had indicated that <br />neither he nor other SCC staff would be available on the date of inspection, due to attendance at the National <br />Western Mining conference in Denver. Site access was limited to the immediate vicinity of the shop area and <br />the segment of Haul Road E up to Pond 002. There was no activity at the site, which has been fully reclaimed <br />with the exception of the shop facility area. Roads into the interior of the reclaimed mine areas are no longer <br />maintained during winter, due to the reclamation status. <br />Weather at the time of the inspection was cloudy and cold, with occasional snow flurries. There was deep snow <br />cover in the areas accessed, and most areas of the mine site could not be accessed at all due to drifted roads <br />that are not maintained through the winter. <br />Sediment Ponds 002 and 003 were both iced over and snow covered; both were discharging clear flows. <br />Detailed observations were prevented by deep snow cover, but no problems were noted. <br />3