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March 31, 2016 C-1984-065/Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine CCW <br /> Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br /> N -Air Resource Protection Y -Roads <br /> R -Availability of Records Y -Reclamation Success <br /> R -Backfill&Grading R -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> R -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> R -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste R -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a complete inspection of the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine, conducted on the 31 st of March, 2016. The <br /> inspection was conducted by Clayton Wein accompanied by Janet Binns both of the Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation Mining and Safety(DRMS). The mine site is inactive,therefore no company representative was <br /> present during the insprction. The weather started out with light fog and snow which cleared to sunshine. The <br /> temperature was approximatly 40 degrees farenheight. There was a fresh dusting of snow at the site,which had <br /> mostly melted by the end of the inspection to reveal damp and muddy ground conditions. <br /> AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> The records for the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine are located at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood <br /> Springs Colorado. The records are well maintained and in good condition. For more details see the attached <br /> Availability of Records Form attached to the end of this report. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14 <br /> Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br /> Steep Slopes 4.14.2,4.27;Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br /> Areas reclaimed in October and November include: Area 1,Area 2 and Area 3. For more details see the <br /> Hydrologic Balance section of this report. <br /> FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18: <br /> While inspecting the Middle Terrace, fresh coyote tracks were seen. After walking further east on the <br /> terrace,the coyote could be seen off in the distance before it used the neighboring property's irrigation ditch to <br /> leave the area. <br /> HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05 <br /> Drainage Control 4.05.1,4.05.2,4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5,4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7,4.05.10; <br /> Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br />