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May 3, 2012 C- 1981- 008/New Horizon Mine MLT <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected <br />V= Violation Issued <br />N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted <br />NA =Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />• -Explosives <br />• - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />Y - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />R - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was an aerial inspection of the New Horizon Mine. Photographs were taken by Harry <br />Ranney of the DRMS on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Photos were reviewed and annotated by <br />Marcia Talvitie, also of the DRMS. <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE: <br />• The active pit continues to be divided between the Morgan property, on the south, and the <br />WFC property to the north. <br />• The mine's shovel was inactive at the time of the inspection, but appeared to be situated for <br />removing the final volume of Bench 1 overburden from the westernmost end of the Morgan <br />property (Photo 1). <br />• Bench 2 overburden (dark grey in color) has been placed in the lower reaches of the pit <br />backfill. To the east, the operator has distributed a layer of Bench 1 Surface Spoil (tan in <br />color), covering the Bench 2 backfill. Bench 1 material has also been stockpiled for future <br />distribution ( "OB I") (Photo 1). <br />• The northern active pit is shown in Photo 2. All equipment appeared to be inactive (parked) <br />at the time the photo was taken, but the areas of emplaced Bench 2 backfill, Bench 1 Surface <br />Spoil, and Topsoil were clearly visible. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures <br />4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments <br />4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />• Collection Ditch C9 runs along the contour at the western end of the northern boundary of <br />the disturbed area. This ditch, a segment of which is visible in Photo 2, reports to Pond 013. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 9 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 Page 2 of 7 <br />