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February 26, 2014 C- 1981 - 014 /Southfield Mine RDZ <br />At the RDA, no problems were seen with ditches or with the California Drain Pan at the northwest corner of the <br />RDA. <br />The portion of Newlin Creek where a landowner has indicated that there is a losing reach due to subsidence was <br />inspected for cracks or other indications of mining impacts. No cracks were seen in the area flagged by the <br />landowner or along the creek for approximately 300 feet downstream and approximately 500 feet upstream of this <br />area. There was not enough runoff from recent snow storms for the inspector to look for losses in the creek based <br />on soil moisture observations. <br />PROCESSING WASTE /COAL MINE WASTE PILES — Rule 4.10 and 4.11 ❑ Drainage Control; Surface <br />Stabilization, Placement: <br />The perimeter of the RDA was driven and the east side was walked; no rills or other problems were seen. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.0311 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3)❑ Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4)11 Surfacing and <br />Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6)❑ Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />Roads to the facilities area and the RDA were in good shape. The road to the Monarch Mine is still <br />passable but is narrow in areas due to erosion. Along the road to the Monarch Mine, the downdrain structures <br />( "socks ") were found to be in good shape, and no problems with culverts were seen. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The portal area, including the area around the truck tunnel, was in good shape; no erosion or large weed <br />patches were observed. <br />The rock dust storage SAE was inspected and no problems were seen. <br />SUBSIDENCE — Rule 4.20: <br />The area near Newlin Creek where subsidence cracks were repaired (upstream of the Thompson driveway) <br />was inspected. No new cracks were seen. <br />While the inspector was looking at Newlin Creek, two landowners stopped and mentioned slumps (possibly <br />caused by subsidence) near their home and Substation 42. The landowners showed the inspector the area, which <br />is in brush approximately a '/2 mile south of the substation. They indicated that the land is the Cribbs property. <br />The inspector did not get close enough to the deeper of the holes to determine the depth (due to safety concerns), <br />but it looked like it could be more than 15 feet deep. This issue will require a follow up investigation. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />Power Substation 42 was inspected. No erosion on or near the pad was seen. In a previous inspection, it <br />was noted that a portion of the barbed wire on the fence (approximately 10 feet at southwest corner) has been <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />