2014-10-20_INSPECTION - C1981010

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 10/20/2014
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Trapper Mining, Inc
• Inspection Date: 10/15/2014
• Email Name: JLE
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

October 15, 2014 C- 1981 - 010 /Trapper Mine JLE
during the inspection in accordance with the "Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release Issues,"
dated April 18, 1995:
1.) Topsoil replacement thickness.
2.) Vegetation cover and "bare areas ".
3.) Species composition.
4.) Re- establishment of essential hydrologic functions on Alluvial Valley Floors (AVF's).
5.) Erosional features.
6.) The condition of the sediment ponds and any needed maintenance on the pond receiving runoff from the bond
release parcels.
T 41 has request Phase II bond release for 277.8 acres of land. This bond release block is made up of the
following parcels:
Parcel Designation
Acres
A -C -05
7.1
A -B -09
9.2
A -B -10
83.5
F -AB -07
38.3
F -AB -08
49.8
F -AB -09
31
F -A -10
15
K -A -10
18
Z -AB -07
12.9
Z -AB -08
7.3
Z -A -07
5.7
The location of these parcels is depicted on the SL16 bond release maps submitted with the application. TMI
designates each parcel by the pit area/disturbed area the parcel was located in, the range site classification (as
specified in the permit) and the year the parcel was seeded. For example, parcel A -B -10 designates the parcel was
located in the Ashmore Pit, in range site B and was seeded in 2010. Several of the bond release areas are made up
of smaller separate parcels; the acreage noted above for each of the parcels is the cumulative total area of the
parcels with the specified designation.
Each of the parcels was observed during this inspection and each of the items listed above was evaluated. Section
4.9.3 of Trapper permit discusses the required topsoil replacement depth for rangeland sites. The required topsoil
replacement depth for the bond release area is 12 inches +/- 2 inches. TMI uses a very diverse seedmixture to
reclaim their rangeland parcels. A number of wheatgrass species are utilized and established at the site, and it is
difficult to differentiate some of these species at this point in the season. Given this, the Division simply noted
these species as Agropyron Spp. or Wheatgrass in this report. None of bond release parcels are located within an
alluvial valley floor and thus item 94 above does not apply. The Division, OSM and TMI walked through each of
the bond release parcels. Jerod Smith with the Colorado State Land Board accompanied us until about noon. The
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1
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