2016-01-28_INSPECTION - C1981035

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January 21, 2016 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine RAR Inspection Topic Summary NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable R -Air Resource Protection R - Availability of Records Y - Backfill & Grading R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - Explosives R - Fish & Wildlife R - Hydrologic Balance R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Other Y - Processing Waste 17119076,4 NA - Reclamation Success R - Revegetation N - Subsidence Y - Slides and Other Damage R - Support Facilities On-site R - Signs and Markers NA - Support Facilities Not On-site NA - Special Categories Of Mining R - Topsoil COMMENTS A complete inspection of the King Coal Mine was conducted by me, Robin Reilley, and Dan Hernandez of the DRMS on Thursday, 22 January 2016. Skies were clear, and temperatures reached the low 30?F's. Snow from the days and weeks before covered most of the surface facilities. Snow prevented activity at the King I refuse pile. The last activity at King I occurred in mid to late November. Road hazard due to ice and snow prevented hauling from the mine for the time we were present. We began with an inspection of the records at GCC offices. Michael McFarland accompanied us throughout the field inspection of the King I and II surface facilities. The conveyer was recently pulled at 8W and moved to 9W. Development was taking place at 9W and would progress to 2S by the end of January. Currently, two continuous miners are operating. PERMITTING UPDATE: TR -20 Coal Mine Waste for Highwall Backfill o On June 9, 2015, the Division issued a supplemental adequacy item, requesting that GCC develop a sampling plan for further analysis of the acid and toxic forming potential of coal mine waste. A sampling protocol was submitted to DRMS. GCC submitted both an addequacy review #2 and suppplement initial response, and DRMS reviewed and submitted additional adequacy questions to GCC on 2 November 2015. GCC submitted responses to DRMS for adequacy review #3 on 28 December 2015. A request for extension of the decision date to 31 January 2016 has been made. TR -24 Midterm Review Response o The Division issued an adequacy review on 14 June 2015. On 14 July the Division received a response to the June 2015 letter addressing unresolved adequacy items. The Division reviewed this submittal, sent additional adequacy questions to GCC on 26 October 2015. DRMS is in the process of reviewing GCC's adequacy response of 30 November 2015. The decision date has been extended to 31 January 2016. TR -25 Surface Water Hydrology o This revision was received 6 July 2015 and found complete on 10 July 2015. DRMS fond the application adequate and on 17 December 2015 issued a proposed decision. A decision was issued 30 December by DRMS. Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 Page 2 of 12