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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 of the Munger Canyon Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the DRMS Grand Junction Field Office on March 22, 2010. I was not accompanied by an operator representative during the inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and cool. Ground conditions were damp with a significant amount of snow remaining on north facing slopes. The majority of the mine site is reclaimed and there was no activity at the site during the inspection. The gate at the access road to the site off of Highway 139 was locked but the lock apparently has been switched to a new lock by the surface owner of the land at this access point. I returned to the mine office to see if Gary Isaac, Mine Manager for CAM Mining LLC knew the new combination to the locked gate but he did not. I was able to access only a portion of the site along the reduced width haul/access road by foot. The reclaimed portal bench access was still mostly snow covered and was not practicable to inspect. CAM Mining will have to provide a new lock for the access gate or otherwise provide for access to the Munger Canyon Mine site for all future inspections. Availability of Records The availability of records was checked at the Munger Mine office on the morning of March 22, 2010. All required records were on file and available for review with exception of the following: monthly discharge monitoring reports for first quarter 2010, and the 2009 Annual Reclamation Report, and the 2009 Annual Hydrology Report. To ensure compliance,please update and continue to maintain the mine site records files. Signs and Markers The Mine and Permit identification sign was properly displayed and maintained at the entrance to the permit area from Highway 139. See attached Photograph No. 1. Hydrologic Balance East Salt Creek was flowing with turbid water due to snow melt runoff. Munger Creek bottom was damp but had no flowing water. The waste disposal area sediment pond was dry. The inlet and discharge structures were stable and no problems were noted. As noted above the reclaimed portal access was not inspected due to snow cover and inaccessibility. No signs of significant erosion or instability were noted during this inspection. Offsite Support Facilities The Loma Loadout was inspected as part of this complete inspection. As seen in the attached Photograph No. 2, a mine and permit identification sign is properly displayed and the Loma Loadout remains stable and in good condition. No problems were identified during this inspection.