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September 20, 2011 C- 1981 - 033 /13ear Mine JJD <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 paved entrance road was in good shape. There was no debris on the road and the cable guard was in <br />place on the outside edge of the road. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The reclaimed access road leading up the hill to the reclaimed fan site had a moderate to good vegetative <br />cover and appeared to be stable. The reclaimed fan site was stable as well and had a good vegetative cover. There <br />were new indications of slope instability at the backfilled portal area on the west side of the hillside. A new small <br />hole near the cliff base and new cracks in the cliff side have appeared. The flat facilities area needs revegetation. <br />REVEGETATION — Rule 4.15 Vegetative Cover; Timing: <br />The revegetated reclaimed areas of the access road and fan site on the hillside had moderate to good <br />vegetative cover. The west hillside portal area had a poor vegetative cover due to slope stability problems. The <br />vegetative cover on the flat facilities area was generally moderate, with bare ground at the former mine office area. <br />There was some tamarisk growing at the hillside spring water treatment pond and pond discharge area and at the <br />hillside spring origin area. The tamarisk needs to be removed. <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br />Signs of slope instability continue to show up at the portal area on the west side of the hillside disturbed <br />area. There are no other areas of the mine site that exhibit slope stability problems. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />The bridge across the North Fork of the Gunnison River was passable. <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS — Rule 4.02: <br />The mine identification sign was on its post at the entrance to the site at the top of the hill. The required <br />mine information was on the sign. The "records location" sign was also on the post. Surface disturbance markers <br />were up around the site and along the river. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED - NONE <br />OTHER (SPECIFY) <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />