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June 7,2011 C-1 981-046/Sunlight Mine JRS <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 /> R -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives R -Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> N -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> R -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a complete inspection of the Sunlight Mine conducted by Jim Stark of the Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety(Division). The permit for the mine was revoked and the bond was forfeited. <br /> The reclamation was completed by the Division. The weather was warm and sunny and the ground was dry. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour <br /> 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials <br /> 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br /> -The reclaimed upper portal area was stable at the time of the inspection. There was no slumping, settling or <br /> cracking of the backfill observed. The slope and remaining bench were well vegetated and no erosional problems <br /> were noted. Water is routed off of the bench by a small ditch and berm along the outslope. This ditch routes <br /> water off of the bench and to the edge of the face of the fill. <br /> -The lower portal area backfill also appears to be stable at this time. There is a steep native slope north of the <br /> reclamation where there is some sliding occurring and several trees are going to fall as a result at some point in the <br /> future. <br /> SLIDES and DAMAGE -Rule 4.12: <br /> -The portal collapse at the lower portal area appears to be the same as it was last fall. The block wall is still in <br /> place and limits access to the portal. <br /> SIGNS AND MARKERS—Rule 4.02: <br /> -The Division's reclaimed mine site sigh is in place at the base of the upper portal backfill. The sign is in good <br /> condition and,remarkably, does not have any bullet holes in it. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br /> This completes the Division's 7 June 2011 inspection report for the Sunlight Mine. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />