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November 22, 2010 C-1996-084/Lorencito Canyon Mine KAG <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 N - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Backfill & Grading N - Revegetation <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining, and <br />Safety. This former surface mine is now reclaimed and activities are generally focused on monitoring and <br />maintenance. Ground conditions on this day were dry and the weather was cold and windy. <br />Excess Spoil <br />Three excess spoil piles exist at this site. Each consists of three-four lifts of approximately 50 feet per lift. <br />Outslopes are no steeper than 2.5:1 and all outslopes area reclaimed and revegetated. No slumping, slides, or <br />erosional damage was noted on any of the reclaimed outslopes. Some maintenance work remains to be completed <br />on the downdrains of each fill and this work should be finished prior to early in the spring of 2011 when weather <br />conditions allow. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />Sediment markers were noted in pond 6 and pond 7. However, the markers have no demarcations indicating <br />sediment level. The operator should ensure that all ponds have sediment markers that provide the information <br />necessary to determine sediment levels. This work shall be completed no later than March 2011, prior to spring <br />rainfall. <br />Significant grading using a small dozer has been completed in the last 30-60 days. Using the Annual reclamation <br />report map, work has been completed in the areas as noted. <br />Re-grading in the main drainage above pond 6 in area W-2 was noted. Straw bale barriers have been re- <br />established along the main drainage, although some of the installation appears improper at this time. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 5