2011-10-28_INSPECTION - C1991078 (2)

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October 26, 2011 C -1991 -078 /Hamilton Mine MLT Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 Page 2 of 5 Inspection Topic Summary NOTE: Y =Inspected N =Not Inspected R =Comments Noted V =Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable Y - Air Resource Protection R - Availability of Records NA - Backfill & Grading NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - Explosives R - Fish & Wildlife R - Hydrologic Balance Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan R - Other NA - Processing Waste R - Roads Y - Reclamation Success R - Revegetation NA - Subsidence NA - Slides and Other Damage NA - Support Facilities On -site Y - Signs and Markers NA - Support Facilities Not On -site NA - Special Categories Of Mining Y - Topsoil COMMENTS This was a Complete Inspection of the Hamilton Mine conducted by Marcia Talvitie and Sa ndy Brown of the DRMS. The permit records were inspected on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Due to rainy weather and wet ground conditions, we waited to conduct the field inspection until th e following afternoon. Following the field inspection, we returned to the landfill office to report our sighting of a pickup truck and hunter within the permit area. There, we spoke with Dave Andrews, the landowner. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): Permit Records were available for review at the nearby office of the Broad Canyon Landfill. A completed DRMS Availability of Records Form is attached to this report. FISH and WILDLIFE – Rule 4.18: No deer were observed during the inspection, b ut as we were driving to Mining Area No. 3, we encountered a hunter, on -foot, who was dressed in blaze orange and camouflage. HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structure s 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: We were unable to inspec t Pond B; a pickup truck with New Mexico plates was parked on the access road between Ponds A (now reclaimed) and B, effectively blocking vehicular access to Pond B. Due to the potential safety hazard (e.g. active hunting in the area), it did not seem adv isable to leave the safety of our vehicle on foot to inspect the pond.