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September 2, 2010 X-2007-142-11/Second Park & Cyprus Block Private Lands MLT <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 Y - Roads <br />R - Backfill & Grading Y - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife R - Revegetation <br />Y - Hydrologic Balance NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan R - Signs and Markers <br />NA -Other Y -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rules 2.02(g) and 4.21.4(4): <br />• Drill sites are not easily visible from a distance, but were navigated to by using a GPS. The topsoil <br />redistributed on the surface for reclamation of the sites frequently includes a grayish shale material. <br />• Cyprus Block holes numbered CB 07- 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 30, 33, and 32 were <br />inspected. <br />• CB 07-20 is located in a field that has been planted with corn. We did not attempt to inspect this <br />hole. <br />• Second Park hole numbers SP 07- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11. <br />• Access to drill site number SP 07-06 was prohibitive. <br />• All sites were backfilled and graded, with no evidence of settling observed. <br />REVEGETATION - Rules 2.02(g) and 4.21.4(6): <br />• In general, revegetated species on the reclaimed sites were consistent with the surrounding <br />undisturbed areas. The density of revegetated species was highly variable. <br />• For the Cyprus Block holes, dominant species included broom snakeweed and sagebrush, with <br />smaller portions of grass. Russian thistle occurred at a few of the sites, but no noxious or invasive <br />species were noted. <br />• The drill sites at Second Park were frequently located in more agricultural lands, some of which <br />unfortunately supported stands of Russian knapweed (2 and 5). Establishment of grasses was more <br />successful at Second Park than at the Cyprus Block. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS - Rules 4.21.1 and 4.02: <br />• The holes were drilled in the winter of 2007/2008. Due to the amount of time that had elapsed since <br />reclamation occurred, it proved difficult to locate the cement plugs and brass caps. Precipitation, <br />wind and foot traffic by livestock and/or wildlife had successfully redistributed the soil placed around <br />the reclaimed sites. <br />• Plugs and caps were successfully identified at sites SP 07- 4 and SP 07-11. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Page 2 of 5