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(Page 3) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-2006-069 & M-2010-003 INSPECTION DATE 6/3/10 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS WHE concentrate road drainage and convey that drainage to the slope of the unstable fill material. The Office understands that the Operator may have constructed the water bar as an attempt to minimize saturation of the unstable fill material. However, as shown in photos one through seven, the Operator has not provided a safe means of conveying road drainage down the unstable slope. The Operator has not repaired and/or replaced the failing sediment control structures. The Office had previously directed the Operator to repair/replace the storm water controls prior to the geotechnical reconnaissance work. Observations made during the inspection and recorded in this report indicate that this was not done. Discharge from Idaho Mine Permit Area - See photos ten and 11. The application identifies a seep or spring associated with the collapsed Idaho portal. The spring is located immediately down slope from the collapsed portal and appears to be mine drainage from the historic portal. Flow was visually estimated at eight feet wide and two inches deep. Speed of flow was estimated at one foot per second. Visual estimate of flow was approximately one cubic foot per second. Application Denied for Idaho Mine (M-2010-003)-As noted above, the Cease and Desist Order for Violation MV- 2009-033 reiterates that the illegal road cannot be utilized to support mining activities until the Operator incorporates the road into an approved reclamation permit. The Board ordered the Operator to secure such permit within 180 days, due June 8, 2010. The Board later extended this deadline one day, to June 9, 2010. On May 7, 2010, the Operator filed a 110(2) application for the Idaho Mine, M-2010-003. Through the permit application the Operator attempted to address the corrective actions of Violations MV-2009-007 and MV-2009- 033. The Office set a June 7, 2010 decision date for the application. The decision date was extended one day, to June 8, 2010, by request from the Operator. On the decision day, on June 8, 2010, the application failed to demonstrate compliance with the minimum requirements of the Act, Rules and Regulations. Accordingly, on June 8, 2010, the Office denied the application. The Operator has submitted a petition for appeal of the Office's decision to deny the application. The hearing date for the appeal has not yet been determined. Notice of the hearing date will be forwarded to all individuals who submitted timely comment or objection to the application and to the public by newspaper publication, in accordance with the public notice requirements of the Act, Rules and Regulations. Forfeiture of Financial Warranty for Idaho Mill (M-2006-069) - Due to the Operator's failure to comply with the corrective actions of Violations MV-2009-007 and MV-2009-033, during the June 9, 2010 Board hearing, the Board ordered the Office to commence forfeiture proceedings forthe $56,233 financial warranty held forthe Idaho Mill, M-2006-069. The forfeiture hearing is scheduled for July 12, 2010. Response to this inspection report should be directed to the Division's office in Durango at 691 County Road 233, Suite A-2, Durango, CO 81301, to the attention of Wally Erickson, phone (970) 247-5469. I & E Contact Address NAME Mike Clements OPERATOR Wildcat Mining Corporation STREET 108 Linda Court CITY/STATE/ZIP Durango. CO 81301 cc: Steve Shuey, DRMS ? CE ? 131 ? FS X David Linden, complainant X Lisa Giovanniello, citizen X Marianna Spishock, La Plata County