_INSPECTION - C1981014 ‎(17)‎

• Permit No: C1981014
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: George Patterson
• Inspection Date: 7/25/2013
• Email Name: JHB
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

July 25,2013 C-1981-014/Southfield Mine JHB
A new gate has been mounted at the gate location on Fremont County Road No. 92. The previous gate
had been vandalized. EFCI has replaced the brass combination lock used by the Division. There are 6 locks on
this gate. Two belong to EFCI,one belongs to the Vento Trust group. It is assumed that the remaining three locks
belong to other landowners or other parties needing authorized access.
Recent rains have caused a gully in the county road under the gate. Sediment has deposited on the county road
south of the gate. This gully and sediment deposition is located north of the Southfield permit boundary. The
sediment observed on the road originates outside of Southfield's permit.
The access road from Southfield's permit boundary to the RDA access remains in good condition. Water bars cut
into the road surface continue to direct runoff off of the road and into the ditches. The access road to the west side
of the RDA remains in good condition. The access along the north side of the RDA remains functional and can be
driven to the northwest side of the RDA. Since MW-10 is no longer monitored there is little call for this portion of
road west of Pond 4. The Vento Trust group has requested that this road on the north side of the RDA remain as a
permanent road.
The southern end of the Monarch fan road was inspected. A landowner,Dr. Corley had sent an e-mail (on July 17,
2013)with images of the outfall area of the S 1 culvert and the attached"sock". Dr. Corley was concerned about
additional sloughing of the south slope and a shrub that had washed down onto the outfall "sock".
The shrub has been removed off of the outfall "sock". The rest of the "sock"was unimpeded and not pinched off.
Close observation of the S1 outfall did not indicate any additional sloughing or the sides of the rip rapped gully in
excess of the dead shrub. Rocks and roots that were identified in earlier photos still appear stable. The inspector
investigated if additional runoff was bypassing the S1 culvert and draining into the rip rapped outfall gully.
Although the majority of runoff down the Monarch fan road is directed into the west ditch, and subsequently into
Culvert S 1,there is a small stretch of road immediately upslope from Culvert S 1 that appears to be bypassing the
culvert(Photo 8). This runoff appears to be draining into the rip-rapped gully above Culvert S1 outfall. Grading
this short section of roadway should maintain the proper drainage of runoff into Culvert S 1. Since the banks of the
outfall gully appear constructed from un-cemented material,minimizing the runoff into the rip rapped gully should
help minimize additional bank sloughing.
RECLAMATION SUCCESS -Rule 4.15,Rule 3:
EFCI last seeded the mine area in 2003. Augmented transplanting of trees and shrubs was conducted in
2004. EFCI anticipates conducting vegetation sampling for potential submittal for reclamation success
determination in 2013. The Division proposed to approve TR39,that proposed to replace the Plot B reference area
with a Pinyon-Juniper reference area the EFCI believes more closely represents the portal area prior to disturbance
due to mining. One objection to the Division's proposed decision was received within the public notice period.
The objector has requested a formal hearing regarding the decision. The formal hearing is scheduled for the
August 14,2013 Mine Land Reclamation Board meeting.
REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15
Vegetative Cover;Timing:
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0
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