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September 15, 2010 C-1981-042/Amess McGriffin Mine TAK <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 R -Roads <br />NA - Availability of Records R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - 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 />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.14 <br />?Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination <br />4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and <br />Gullies 4.14.6: <br />No structures remain on the site. The site's topography, blends well with surrounding undisturbed lands. <br />No open drillholes have been found on the site during the current or past inspections. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />?Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, <br />4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring <br />4.05.13; Drainage - Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />The site has no ponds or ditches. Positive drainage exists throughout the site. <br />ROADS - Rule 4.03 <br />?Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />? Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />? Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />?Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The two-track dirt road that crosses the site is to remain as a permanent feature as it provides access to a <br />state wildlife area. Several years ago DRMS had a cable and wood post guardrail installed next to the road for <br />public safety where the road is next to a steep slope. The guardrail appeared in good condition during the <br />inspection. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The following characteristics of the Arness McGriffin site that were observed during this inspection <br />support a finding to approve final surety release and termination of DRMS jurisdiction: topography that blends <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 4