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M. 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 partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.No one represented the operator during the field inspection.There was no activity at any of the sites.There had been very recent rains. Unit Train Loadout All three entrance gates were open and each gate had a mine id sign in place on the fence.The paved entrance roads were in good condition.Mine equipment was being stored on site but there were no railcars or activity on site.There were no problems with the storage of the mine equipment. The sediment control system was in place.The west side collection ditch was recently cleaned. The upland diversion ditches and culverts located in the central portion of the loadout site were function.Upland runoff was passing successfully through the diversion system. There was no standing water in the sediment pond on the east side of the loadout.The bin wall of the pond was stable.The upland diversion ditches and culverts above the pond were in place and were functional. The outslope of the facilities bench was well vegetated and stable. The topsoil stockpile on the west side of the site had a good vegetative cover. The topsoil sign was up on the stockpile.No problems were observed with the railroad track spur line. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area. Well Field Steven's Gulch road was in good condition.Mine id signs were up at the appropriate locations along the road. The two subsidence warning signs were also up along the road next to the well field. The dirt road into the well field area was dry and in good condition.The mine id sign was up at the entrance.No problems were noted with the well and pump house.The former topsoil stockpile footprint was well vegetated. Reclaimed Run-of Mine Stockpile The site has a good vegetative cover. Several of the silt fence panels will need maintenance soon,however. There were no signs of slope instability or erosional gullying with the backfill.The sediment pond had a little standing water in it.The entrance road was in good condition.The cable was strung across the road.The mine id sign was off of its post and should be put back up. Surface disturbance markers were up around the site. West Mine The road to the West Mine was passable,although quite a few small rocks were scattered across the road from the hillsides above.The mine id signs were up,as were the surface disturbance markers around the reclaimed mine site.There were no indications of erosional gullying or slope instability with the backfilled areas.There was no standing water in either of the two sediment ponds.The spillways were functional and pond embankments were stable. c:/word2007/bowie 1/insp0510