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July 27, 2010 C- 1991- 078/Hamilton Mine MLT <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />NA - Air Resource Protection <br />Y -Roads <br />R - Availability of Records <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />NA - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives <br />NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />NA - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y -Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />R - Other <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />Y -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />Availability of Records <br />Mine permit documents were available for inspection at the nearby office for the Broad Canyon <br />Landfill. A completed DRMS Availability of Records Form is included with this report. <br />Fish & Wildlife <br />No wildlife, with the exception of two pairs of doves and one collared lizard, was encountered <br />during the inspection. No fresh tracks were seen on the game trails crossing the permit area. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />Ponds A and B were both completely dry. All spillways were clear and in good condition. <br />From a distance (from the Mining Area No. 3 side of the Pond B drainage), the reclaimed eastern <br />slope of the northern leg of Mining Area No. 1 appears to be somewhat steep and potentially <br />susceptible to erosion of the topsoil. The slope was traversed on foot, and was found to be stable, <br />with no signs of rill and gully formation or erosion of the topsoil resource (Photo 1). <br />Revegetation <br />There was significantly more vegetative cover within reclaimed Mining Area No. 1 than was <br />observed during the 3 -June -2010 bond release inspection. Revegetation sampling for Phase II <br />and Phase III bond release was conducted during the week of July 19th (communication from Jim <br />Stover and Steve Viert). <br />Numerous Tamarisk plants continue to thrive in Ponds A and B, although some that were <br />submerged for months in 2008 have never recovered, and appear to have died. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br />