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PERMIT #: M-2001-063 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: RCO <br />INSPECTION DATE: August 10, 2010 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />Besides the operators present during the inspection, also present was Jim Barry of J-Dot Weed Control, who surveyed and <br />treated the Canada thistle and yellow toadflax that were noted in 2009. A light drizzle began partway through the <br />inspection. The steel and grouted stone portal entry was still intact, and it is usually kept locked against unauthorized <br />entry. The permit sign is normally mounted on the grated door, but it had been lost sometime during the past year. The <br />operator must replace or re-post the permit ID sign. <br />(AT) Acid And Toxic Materials: <br />Narrative: The underground workings do not generate a significant amount of water, though some puddling of water was <br />observed, none of it discharged to the surface outside the mine. There was, however, a slight trickle from the fracture and <br />exposed vein that outcrops at the portal area. The water drained toward the edge of the waste rock pile, where it contacted <br />the dump material. The operator was directed to reroute the drainage toward the surface runoff ditch on the west of the <br />road to prevent it from percolating into the potentially mineralized historic waste rock. There was no "dead zone" below <br />the waste rock to indicate any toxic or acid conditions. <br />(EX) Explosives: <br />Narrative: There is no explosive storage structure at the site, and no explosives onsite. <br />(FN) Financial Warranty: <br />Narrative: There has been little activity at the site since the bond amount was calculated, except for some clean-up <br />activity, so the bond was considered to still be sufficient. <br />(HB) Hydrologic Balance: <br />Narrative: The surface drainage structures (ditches and ponds to settle sediments) are still intact and appeared to be <br />functional. The operator must monitor and maintain them as needed to ensure adequate capacity and function. <br />(MP) Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan: <br />Narrative: A small amount of debris had been removed from the underground workings, as well as rebuilding the portal <br />entry door, in 2009. The site has been cleaned up from most of this activity. The operator will continue to keep the <br />amount of debris minimized. As additional clean rock and/or soil resources are generated they will be stored in the <br />designated area west of the portal. <br />(OD) Off-site Damage: <br />Narrative: The amount of surface activity has been minimal, and the operator has kept all activities within the permit area <br />boundaries. The operator is reminded to maintain the boundary markers. <br />(RD) Roads: <br />Narrative: The approved access road was used to access the site, but it will require more maintenance to allow larger <br />vehicles passage. The unapproved road (from the nearby parking area to the site) was not used in 2009 or 2010 by the <br />operator. The bridge damage that was noted in 2009 is worse now: the bridge has broken and moved downstream off its <br />abutments. This is not felt to be due to any unauthorized use by this operator. <br />(RV) Revegetation: <br />Narrative: The operator had been cited with a problem for lack of noxious weed control in 2009, when an infestation of <br />Canada thistle and yellow toadflax was noted. The permit was revised (under TR-1) to include a weed control plan. The <br />weeds were treated professionally at the time of this inspection. The operator should provide this office with a copy of the <br />herbicides applied, either as a response to this inspection report, or in the next annual report. The operator is reminded to <br />monitor and treat as needed each year, and to report those activities. <br />Page 2 of 3