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April 27, 2011 C- 1981 - 020 /Munger Canyon Mine MPB <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />• -Air Resource Protection <br />• -Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />Y - Processing Waste <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />R -Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />N -Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection of the Munger Canyon Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the DRMS Grand <br />Junction Field Office on April 27, 2011. I was not accompanied by an operator representative during the <br />inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and cool. Ground conditions were damp from a recent storm. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, <br />4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring <br />4.05.13; Drainage —Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />East Salt Creek was flowing with turbid water. Munger Creek was damp with some pooled water in a few <br />locations. Ditches and culverts associated with the reclaimed waste disposal site, the cover soil stockpile, and the <br />topsoil stockpile locations were in good condition and well maintained. The waste disposal area sediment pond <br />was dry. The inlet and discharge structures were stable and no problems were noted. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The access road to the mine site was dry and the road was in good condition. No problems were noted along its <br />entire length up to the former portal bench access road. Photograph No. 1 shows the tail end of the access road <br />and the start of the reclaimed portal access road. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 7 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />