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May 8, 2012 C- 1981- 016/Hawk Nest E & W 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 <br />N - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />R - Other <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection of the Hawk's Nest Mine conducted by Jim Stark of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The Hawk's Nest Mine permit was revoked and the bond was forfeited. <br />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 backfilled and regraded East and West Portal areas remain stable. There was no settling of the backfill noted <br />and no erosional problems noted. The East Portal area, which was purchased by the Ragged Mountain Fire <br />Protection District for a new fire station, has been staked with the location of the building. It is unclear when the <br />construction of the building will start. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />- The entire site has good vegetative cover, including numerous grasses, forbs and shrubs. There were no <br />erosional problems noted at the site. <br />This concludes the 8 May 2012 inspection report for the Hawk's Nest Mine. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />