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June 16, 2015 C-1982-056/Foidel Creek Mine JLE <br />TC is finalizing abandonment reports for the Wolf Creek Reserve coreholes that were drilled in 2014. Brian <br />Watterson showed me the abandonment report he was preparing to submit. It appears all of the coreholes have <br />been sealed. According to Mr. Watterson, TC will be conducting surface reclamation and maintenance of the <br />corehole drill sites. Several coreholes were observed during the Division's April 2015 inspection. It was noted <br />that surface grading needed to be conducted at several of the coreholes and erosion control waddles would need to <br />be installed around the corehole sites. According to Mr. Watterson, TC has not finished these reclamation and <br />maintenance activities at the time of this inspection. This issue will be evaluated in future inspections by the <br />Division. <br />The Foidel Creek School House was observed. The school house is fenced and appears un -affected by the mining <br />operation. <br />PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES — Rule 4.10 and 4.11 <br />Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: <br />The Coal Refuse Disposal Area (CRDA) was observed. The underdrain and the seeps adjacent to the underdrain <br />outlet was discharging at the time of the inspection. It appears refuse was windrowed on the uppermost bench of <br />the CRDA expansion area and on the top of the original refuse disposal area. TC has constructed a portion of the <br />RDA -6 drainage on the north east side of the first bench face of the CRDA expansion area. The drainage dead <br />ends at the toe of the second bench. TC will need to extend this drainage around the second bench. Topsoil <br />appears to have been stripped on the west edge of the refuse expansion area. According to Jerry Nettleton, this <br />material may be hauled and placed directly on the completed face of the CRDA expansion area. If so, TC will <br />also need to place the appropriate amount of subsoil on top of the refuse before the topsoil is placed in accordance <br />with the approved plan. The drainage area on the west side of the CRDA has a significant whitetop infestation <br />that will need to be treated. <br />Figure 7. West side of refuse pile, large whitetop infestation. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 7 of 15 <br />