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June 5, 2012 C- 1981 - 046 /Sunlight Mine JRS <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS (cont.): - The lower portal area was well vegetated and stable and no erosional <br />problems were noted. The remaining road to the lower portal area is very well vegetated and stable. The road is <br />impassable due to the amount of vegetation, including large stands of willows. Surface runoff from the road flows <br />to the lower portal bench area. At the lower bench area there is a large berm (approximately four feet high) that <br />directs all runoff to the north. Discharge is into the undisturbed area to the east and ultimately into Fourmile <br />Creek. There was no erosion or sediment along the road, below the road or along the lower portal area berm. The <br />lower portal bench was also well vegetated and stable, with no erosional problems noted. Surface runoff from the <br />lower portal bench flows either along the large berm discussed above or into a sump that is located just below the <br />sealed portal entry. Approximately 1/3 of the runoff flows along the berm and 2/3 of the runoff flows into the <br />sump. Runoff that flows into the sump will flow into the undisturbed area then into a small channel that was <br />constructed for the Fourmile gauging station then into the Fourmile Creek. There was no sediment in the sump or <br />at the outlet area of the sump going into the undisturbed area. As stated above, there was also no sediment seen <br />along the berm or in the undisturbed area where runoff from the berm is directed. Based on site inspection, there <br />were no off -site impacts at the lower portal area or road as a result of the reclamation. <br />- Overall, the reclamation at the Sunlight Mine is doing well. The entire site remains stable and there are <br />no erosional problems at the site. There were no signs of any off -site impacts at either the upper portal area <br />or the lower portal area as a result of the reclamation. <br />SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br />- The collapsed lower portal area has possibly caved in a bit more since my last inspection. It appears as though <br />the timbers that were in the cribbing above the portal have fallen more. The block wall remains intact, so there is <br />no access to the mine, from this entry, at this time. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED: None <br />This concludes the 5 June 2012 Sunlight Inspection report. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />