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December 30, 2014 C- 1981 - 022 /Elk Creek Mine JRS <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS /COMPLIANCE <br />Notice of Violation CV- 2014 -008 remains outstanding. On 6 January 2014 Jim Kiger submitted <br />a letter requesting an extension of due dates for all of the abatement steps until 9 February 2015. <br />The Division is processing this request and will approve the extension. There were no <br />enforcement actions issued as a result of the 30 December 2014 partial inspection at the Elk <br />Creek Mine. <br />Infraction Number: CV2014008 <br />Inspection Date: October 28, 2014 <br />Date Issued: December 9, 2014 <br />Primary Topic: Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />Secondary Topic: Support Facilities On -site <br />Tertiary Topic: <br />Description: Failure to provide well abandonment reports within 30 -days. <br />Failure to provide accurate information in well abandonment reports. Inaccuracies include stating wells <br />were sealed to the surface and casings were cut below the ground surface when this was not seen in the <br />field. <br />Failure to cut well casing below surface. <br />Failure to plug and /or seal well casing to within three feet of the ground surface. <br />Failure to temporarily cap and /or seal wells that will be used in the future as required. <br />Failure to construct drill pads as permitted (the pads are larger than permitted). <br />Failure to construct drill pads in location(s) shown on map. <br />Failure to construct light -use roads as permitted (road widths are larger than permitted). <br />Failure to construct light -use roads in location(s) shown on map. <br />Failure to comply with all permit conditions. <br />Failure to provide proper liability for drill pads and light -use roads. <br />Abatement 4: 1 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: <br />Abatement Description: Provide well abandonment reports in a timely manner. The Division <br />recommends changing the permit text to allow for all well abandonment reports to be submitted together, <br />by the end of the calendar year in which they are sealed. <br />Abatement 9: 2 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: <br />Abatement Description: Correct all inaccurate well abandonment reports and resubmit within 30 <br />day of the date of this violation. <br />Abatement 9: 3 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: <br />Abatement Description: Submit all missing well abandonment reports within 30 days. <br />Abatement 4: 4 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />