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November 16, 2010 C-1980-001/Edna Strip Mine JHB <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br />N - Availability of Records Y - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife R - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance Y -Signs and Markers <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of CDRMS. The Edna mine is a reclaimed surface mine. <br />Mining related activities that continue to occur on the mine site are limited to pond inspection and water <br />monitoring, weed management as necessary, and other maintenance activities. No personnel are on site, nor did <br />any mine representative meet the inspector on site. The weather was cloudy with approximately 4 inches of fresh <br />snow on the road, with more snow in the reclaimed areas. No plowing is being conducted on the access road. The <br />north gate was locked, and Chevron Mining has provided the combination to the Division. A winter storm was <br />moving into the area during the inspection, so the southern portion of the mine site was not inspected due to the <br />storm. <br />ROADS - Rule 4.03 ? ? Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) ? ? Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) ? ? Surfacing and <br />Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) ? ? Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The mine site was accessed through the north gate. The access road was snow covered with <br />approximately 4 inches of fresh snow. There were numerous elk track in the snow near the north side of the <br />Moffat pit. The access road was traversable to the facilities area. A severe winter storm was moving across the <br />Trout Creek valley towards the mine site, so the inspection was abbreviated due to the weather conditions. <br />REVEGETATION - Rule 4.15 ? ? Vegetative Cover; Timing: <br />Vegetation is snow covered with approximately 6-8 inches of snow. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />Facilites are are snow covered and no activity appears to have occured in this area since the October 2010 <br />inspection. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 3