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November 27, 2012 C-1981-020/Munger Canyon Mine MPB <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 R -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records Y -Reclamation Success <br /> R -Backfill &Grading Y -Revegetation <br /> NA -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence <br /> NA -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish &Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance Y - Signs and Markers <br /> Y -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> NA -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste Y -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial inspection of the Munger Canyon Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the DRMS Grand <br /> Junction Field Office on November 27, 2012. I was not accompanied by an operator representative during the <br /> inspection. Weather conditions were cool,clear and dry. Ground conditions were dry. The majority of the mine <br /> site is reclaimed. A few cattle were grazing inside the permit boundary area during the inspection. There was no <br /> other activity at the mine site. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14 <br /> Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1;Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2;Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br /> Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27;Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br /> The lower portion of the reclaimed portal access road was inspected. No signs of significant erosion or instability <br /> were noted during this inspection. <br /> HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05 <br /> Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br /> Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br /> Drainage —Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> East Salt Creek and Munger Creek were both entirely dry. The waste disposal area sediment pond was dry. The <br /> inlet and discharge structures were stable. <br /> ROADS —Rule 4.03 <br /> Construction 4.03.l(3)/4.03.2(3) <br /> Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br /> Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5)and(6)/4.03.2(5)and (6) <br /> Reclamation 4.03.l(7)/4.03.2(7): <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />