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October 28, 2011 C -1980 -007 /West Elk Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y =Inspected N =Not Inspected R =Comments Noted V =Violation Issued NA =Not Ap plicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br /> <br />Nineteen aerial photographs were taken by Harry Ranney of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (Division) on October 28, 2011. <br /> <br />The photos were reviewed in the office by Rob Zuber of the Division on November 2, 2011. A subset of the <br />photos that were taken is provided in the inspection report. <br />HYD ROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13 ; Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> Standing water can be observed in SG -1 Sediment Pond, the Polishing Pond for the Sylvester Gulch <br />Dewatering Facility, the RPE Sediment Pond (both cell s), the fresh water ponds, MB -5E Pond, and the MB -3 <br />Pond. The NSSA Pond did not contain water. Pond embankments appeared stable, and no compliance issues <br />were noted with the pond. <br /> <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE: <br /> No compliance issues were noted in th e aerial photographs and the mine appears to be operating as <br />permitted. No observations of the aerial photographs warrant an on -the -ground inspection. <br /> <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 /> All observed roads appear to be stable and in compliance. <br /> <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br /> N o recent slide events were observed in the aerial photographs.