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March 11, 2014 C- 1996 -083 /13owie No. 2 Mine SLB <br />Gob Pile 43 was active during the inspection. <br />• Refuse material was being hauled from the wash plant to the temporary drying area on the southwest end <br />of the pile. <br />• Compaction efforts were underway on the central portion of the pile. <br />• End - dumped material on the northeast end of the pile had been graded to drain to Ditch J2. <br />• Material in the temporary drying area was being mixed with dry cover material and hauled to the central <br />area of the pile, where it was graded and compacted. <br />• The operator indicated that compaction tests were conducted on Gob Pile 43 last week, and that more tests <br />were scheduled for this week and next. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3), Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4), Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and <br />(6)/4.03.2(5) and (6), Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The mail haul road was in good condition. Road ditches along the road were in need of spring maintenance; mild <br />downcutting was observed in several locations. <br />TOPSOIL — Rule 4.06 <br />Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution 4.06.4: <br />Topsoil stockpiles observed on site were stable, vegetated, and properly identified. <br />The off -spec coal stockpile on the D Portal bench was approaching the height of the off -spec conveyor, and <br />subsequently spreading up the hill behind the stockpile. The edge of the pile was on the edge of the topsoil <br />stripping area at the time of the inspection. It was suggested that the operator submit a minor revision to the <br />permit to expand the disturbed area and topsoil removal area north and east of the stockpile to ensure that coal <br />does not contaminate topsoil resources. <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS /COMPLIANCE <br />No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection, nor are any pending. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 12 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 4 of 16 <br />