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June 10, 2014 C- 1981 - 019 / Colowyo Coal Mine RDZ <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />Y - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />R - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />R -Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />Y - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />R -Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />R - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />A complete inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS from June 10, 2014 through June 12, 2014. The <br />Colowyo employee who participated in the field inspection was Kurtis Blunt. Tony Tennyson and Chip Brown <br />were involved in office portions of the inspection, including a check of the high wall mining operation and the <br />records check. The weather was mostly clear and warm. The ground was mostly dry although '/2 inch of rain fell <br />on the mine site on June 8th. <br />The West Pit was inspected from above. The high wall mining operation is in the approximate center of the pit (in <br />the east /west direction). Other than high wall mining operations, no activity was taking place. <br />The South Taylor Pit was also inspected from above. The highwall mining operations in South Taylor have been <br />completed for the G7 /G8 seams. The ADDCARR equipment will be moved back to South Taylor to mine higher <br />seams at a later date. Two drill rigs were on the F2 overburden. A loader /truck operation was moving D seam <br />overburden to the lower part of the pit (where the high wall miner recently concluded mining in the G7 /G8 seam). <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE — Rule 4.09 <br />Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization: <br />The West Taylor Fill was viewed from above, and the Section 16 Fill was viewed from adjacent slopes. <br />No erosion or other problems were identified with either fill. <br />EXPLOSIVES — Rule 4.08 <br />Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4; Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4: <br />During the inspection, Kurtis Blunt replaced the blast monitoring devices after taking them to the office <br />for data downloading. The two sites were these are kept include the Ott residence east of the permit boundary <br />(along Highway 13) and an access gate along CR51 (along the west side of the permit boundary). The equipment <br />at both sites includes a seismograph to monitor ground vibration as well as an air blast monitor. At the site along <br />CR5lthere are two devices; at the Ott residence there is only one. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 12 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 2 of 15 <br />