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October 21, 2010 C-1981-033/Bear Mine JJD <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: V=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection R - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife R - 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 />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION - Rule 4.17: <br />There was no evidence of any steam vapor or smoke coming out of the unstable west portal area on the <br />hillside. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.14 f -1! 1 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original <br />Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic <br />Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />The backfilled disturbed areas, including the reclaimed access road and the sealed and backfilled fan adit <br />on the east end of the hillside, appeared to be stable. However, instability persists at the backfilled portal adits on <br />the west end of the hillside disturbed area. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05! J^7Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage - Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />The sediment pond was dry. The pond's gated primary discharge pipe valve was closed. The pond <br />embankment appeared to be stable and the emergency spillway was clear of debris. The collection ditch leading <br />into the sediment pond had sufficient capacity and generally had a good vegetative cover. The river side protection <br />berm adjacent to this collection ditch was in place and had sufficient height. <br />The hillside spring was flowing into its constructed ditch and culvert that lead to the hillside spring water <br />treatment pond. The hillside spring water treatment pond was discharging at about 10 to 15 gpm. The discharge <br />water was orange in color, which has been determined to be in compliance with water quality standards. <br />There were no issues with the two alluvial wells on site. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 5