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May 29, 2014 C- 1980- 007/West Elk Mine ZTT <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 <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection of the West Elk Mine conducted by Zach Trujillo of the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Jessica Loveland, representing Mountain Coal, LLC, accompanied me on the <br />inspection. West Elk was actively mining during the inspection while no coal was being shipped at the time. The <br />weather was warm and clear with surficial ground conditions mostly dry. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE — Rule 4.18: <br />Around six deer were located in the mine facility area resting along the shaded area of the mine buildings. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />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; <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 />Mine representative Jessica Loveland stated that West Elk Mine lined their ditch channels with non - erodible rip <br />rap to help prevent sediment build up and erosion within the previous year. Visual inspection of the ditch lines <br />throughout the Sylvester Gulch facility area shows no major signs of cutting with minimal sediment build up <br />within the ditches. Additionally, no issues were observed with any ditches inspected throughout the rest of the <br />mine site. <br />Mine water treatment ponds were inspected. Ponds held water at the time of inspection with no discharge. Ponds <br />were lined with an impermeable fabric. No issues were observed with the mine water treatment ponds. <br />Sediment pond SG -1 was inspected and held water. The primary discharge inlet was submerged within the pond <br />water but was not discharging. Emergency spillway was stable with rip rap and vegetation. No issues were <br />observed. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 10 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />