2015-05-27_INSPECTION - C2010089

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Mine Site Inspection Mine Name: New Horizon 2 Permittee: Western Fuels LLC Permit ID#: C-1981-008 Inspection Date: May 5, 2015 Inspection Type: Complete Oversight Weather Conditions: Rainy Participants: Brock Bowles, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) Frank Ferris, New Horizon Mine -Western Fuels LLC Spencer Shumate, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) #541 Howard Strand, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Administrative: The following items were verified on file during the records check: • DRMS permit (expires May 26, 2018) • Permit Application Package with revisions ➢ Most recent findings documents (RN 6) ➢ Phased bond release document findings (SL -13) • Insurance certificate (expires August 2015) • Performance bond (currently holds a $5.3 million bond but DRMS is anticipated to increase via mid-term review). • Air emissions permit (proved 2010) • County special use permit Montrose County, approved October 21, 1999) • Special variance approvals (Find pump and put in correct place) • Rill and gull survey urvey (conditional) • Annual Reclamation Report (2014) • Midterm review documents (December 2010) • Over 3 year's DRMS / OSM inspection reports may 2012 • Transfer / Succession of operator documents (May 1992) • Reclamation cost estimate (expires April 2018) • Annual pond certifications (3/2015; quarterly pond inspections are certified by a P.E.) • Haul & access road certifications (Not applicable anymore) • NPDES permit/records (expired March 31, 2012, administrative extension granted on March 6, 2012). • Stormwater management plan (current) • SPCC plan (on file) • 3`d Quarterly pond inspections • Annual hydrology report (current) o Groundwater monitoring o Surface water monitoring o Spring and seep monitoring o Mine water discharge monitoring (mine water is pumped to B -seam)