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February 17, 2015 C -1981- 022 /Elk Creek Mine MLT <br />• Ponds B and D retained water, but at an elevation too low for discharge to occur. Ponds A, <br />C, E and the East Yard Ponds were all dry. <br />EXPLOSIVES Rule 4.08 <br />Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4; Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4: <br />• All explosives have been removed from the site, although the storage magazines are still <br />stationed between Pond D and the stack tube. <br />PROCESSING WASTE /COAL MINE WASTE PILES Rule 4.10 and 4.11 <br />Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: <br />• At the West refuse pile, approximately one dozen pickup trucks were parked on the upper <br />surface, for storage. <br />• A few dumped loads of coal mine waste were sitting atop the II West refuse pile (Photo 2), <br />but the majority of the surface had been compacted previously with a sheepsfoot roller. <br />• The outslope of the II West facility appeared to be stable, having been covered, topsoiled, <br />and seeded. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS Rule 5.02.4(l): <br />• Mine records were available for review in and near Jim Kiger's office in the mine's main <br />office building. A completed DRMS Availability of Records form is attached to this report. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 Page 3 of 7 <br />