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September 19, 2011 C- 1980 - 002 /0.C. Mine No. 2 BFB <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />INTRODUCTION — This was a complete inspection of the Ohio Creek 42 Mine conducted by Brock Bowles and <br />Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety on September 19, 2011. This is a <br />revoked site, therefore no company /operator was present for the inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and <br />warm and the ground conditions were dry. <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION — Rule 4.17: <br />There was no indication of dust or sediment movement off the site or dirt road. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING — Rule 4.14 <br />Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br />Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />The portal and bench area appear to be stable. There were not any signs of slumping or bulging. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />The sediment pond was dry. The pond embankment appeared to be stable with a moderate vegetation <br />cover and the discharge channel was free of debris. The collection ditch and down drain were in place and <br />appeared to be working (photo 1). <br />OTHER (SPECIFY): <br />The fence along the eastern side of the mine, downhill from the gate, was down and needs to be fixed. <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 road to the site was passable. The barbed wire gate leading into the mine site was open. No problems <br />were noted with the road. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />