_INSPECTION - C1982056 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1982056
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Jerry Nettleton
• Inspection Date: 12/18/2013
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

December 18,2013 C-1982-056/Foidel Creek Mine JDM
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
N -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
N -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success
NA -Backfill& Grading N -Revegetation
NA -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence
N -Explosives NA - Slides and Other Damage
N -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers
R -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site
N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining
R -Processing Waste N -Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a partial coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of DRMS. Brian Watterson of Twentymile Coal
accompanied the inspection. The weather was clear and the mine site was snow covered at the time of the
inspection. This inspection focused on approved activities associated with the Refuse Disposal Areas and
maintenance items identified during past inspections. One coal train was in the process of loading during the
inspection with another arriving at the conclusion of the inspection.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05
Drainage Control 4.05.1,4.05.2,4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5,4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7,4.05.10;
Diversions 4.05.4;Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13;
Drainage —Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8;Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18:
Items identified since the August 2013 and October 2013 Coal Complete Inspections that had not been addressed
as of the November 2013 inspection include the following:
- The unidentified culvert along the 6MN access road which remained blocked at the outlet as of the November
inspection had been addressed. The outlet was snow covered;however evidence of clearing was noted at the
outlet.
- The culvert under the access road to the County Road 27 rock dust tank was blocked at the outlet and required
maintenance. The outlet to this culvert was snow-covered;however evidence of cleaning was identified during the
inspection.
GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE:
The Foidel Creek Mine completed a longwall miner move from the 13 LT Panel to the 12 LT Panel. Recent
permitted activities include the construction of the EMD water monitoring boreholes permitted with MR268.
Ongoing permitting includes MR269 and 270 coal coreholes and MR273 2RT thickener borehole. These revisions
have not yet been approved and work on-site has not begun. The longwall is currently crosscut 60 of Panel 12LT.
PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES—Rule 4.10 and 4.11
Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization;Placement:
Refuse material continues to be placed in the RDA expansion area. Material was in the process of placement at
the time of the inspection. The RDA was snow-covered in areas not being used for stock-piling. The refuse
material had not yet reached the head of the under-drain of the RDA. The exposed under-drain was stable and
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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