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August 30, 2010 C-1981-016/Hawk Nest E & W JJD <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br />NA - Availability of Records R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife NA - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance R -Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste NA -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION - Rule 4.17: <br />There were no problems with dust control at the site. The reclaimed areas have sufficient vegetative cover <br />to control dust. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.14 ? ? Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original <br />Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic <br />Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />The grading of the east mine yard area and the west mine silo area, both of which are south of the county <br />road, appeared to be stable. No erosional gullies were observed. The backfilled east mine portal area and the west <br />mine portal and bleeder areas, all of which are north of the county road, were stable. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.050 ?Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage - Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />At the west mine reclaimed silo area, the sediment pond did not have any standing water in it. The pond's <br />embankment was well grassed and appeared to be stable. The combination spillway was in place and was clear of <br />debris. The cap was on the ground water pvc pipe at the west end of the west mine silo area. <br />At the east mine yard area, the two riprapped channels below the two road culverts were in place The berm <br />between the reclaimed yard area and the river was also in place. <br />ROADS - Rule 4.03 0 0 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) ? D Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) ? ? Surfacing and <br />Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6)0 ?Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The main paved road, which is a county road, was passable. The mud slide on the north side of the road on <br />the east end of the mine site was at the road's edge but did not present an access problem. The dirt road leading <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Page 2 of 4