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A&VLCOLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />May 10, 2016 <br />Scott Wanstedt <br />Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. <br />3607 County Rd. 65 <br />Rangely, CO 81648 <br />RE: Deserado Mine, Permit No. C-1981-018 <br />1't Quarter 2016 Sediment Pond Inspection Report and 1't Quarter 2016 County Road 65 <br />Subsidence Monitoring Report <br />Dear Scott, <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division) has reviewed the Sediment Pond Inspection <br />Report and the County Road 65 Subsidence Monitoring Report for the 1St Quarter of 2016. The Reports <br />were received on May 3, 2016. The Division finds the reports to be in compliance with the following <br />Rules: <br />1't Quarter 2016 Sediment Pond Inspection Report <br />4.05.9(17) - All Impoundments are inspected quarterly, by a qualified person designated by the operator, <br />for appearance of structural weakness and other hazardous conditions. The reports are retained with <br />Scott Wanstedt at the Deserado Mine office, and copies of the reports are submitted to the Division on a <br />quarterly basis. <br />4.05.9(15)(a) - Channel erosion was identified in the 4th Quarter 2015 Sediment Pond Inspection Report at <br />SDH -3U. The seepage from the outlet channel has been repaired in the 11t quarter of 2016. In the report, <br />burrows on the embankments of the RP -2/3 pond, RP -4 pond, RP -5a pond and the Rail Loop Sump (RRS) <br />were listed as filled in. A small vertical hole on the top of the embankment of DP -1 had been repaired <br />and was noted in previous 2015 quarterly reports. <br />4.05.9(15)(b) - The existing required monitoring procedures were met. <br />4.05.9(15)(c) - The amount of water impounded in the ponds was documented in the report. <br />4.05.9(15)(d) - The existing storage capacity of the impoundments was documented in the report. <br />4.05.9(15)(e) - The 151 quarter report did not list any other aspects of the structure affecting stability, or <br />requiring maintenance. <br />151 Quarter 2016 County Road 65 Subsidence Monitoring Report <br />2. 05.6(6) - The report documented that no longwall mining occurred under County Road 65 during the 151 <br />quarter of 2016, Superficial cracking was observed previous to the 1st quarter, no damage to the road was <br />significant enough to require repairs or effect traffic. <br />I � <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director ' . l�76- <br />• fi <br />