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September 20, 20 10 C-1981-046/Sunlight Mine <br />JRSG?,, <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: YAnspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection N - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records N - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />R - Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection of the Sunlight Mine conducted by Jim Stark of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety on the morning of 20 September 2010. The permit for the Sunlight Mine has <br />been revoked and reclamation was completed by the Division. The weather was warm and overcast and there was <br />intermittent light rain during the inspection. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.14 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour <br />4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials <br />4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />- The regraded slope at the upper portal area remains stable. The area was well vegetated and no erosional <br />problems were noted at the time of the inspection. <br />- The reclaimed slope of the lower portal area was also mostly stable (with the exception of the portal collapse <br />detailed in "Slides and Damage" below). The slopes were well vegetated and no erosional problems were noted at <br />the time of the inspection. <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br />- The lower portal area that collapsed approximately two years ago has basically remained the same since the <br />Division's last inspection. While the block wall is still in place, limiting access to the mine workings, there has <br />been slumping above the wall, in the backfill. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 5