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August 16, 2016 C-1982-056/Foidel Creek Mine JLE <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 3 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />TC was actively pumping water to the Area 1 Pond. <br /> <br />Pond D was discharging. The embankment was stable and vegetated. The primary and emergency spillway was <br />clear and functional. <br /> <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />According to Miranda Blomquist with TC, the contractor on site has not completed removing the casings and <br />adding markers to the sealed Wolf Creek Coreholes noted during the Division’s July 2016 inspection. This item <br />remains outstanding and will need to be addressed. <br /> <br />TC is currently moving the longwall from the former operations in the Western Mining District to the Wolf Creek <br />Reserve. <br /> <br />OTHER (SPECIFY): <br />The following maintenance items were observed during previous Division inspections. Below is a list of the items <br />and a discussion of their current status. <br /> Ditch F-1 north of the P.M. Bay needs to be repaired and positive drainage to Pond F needs to be re- <br />established. <br />o This item is outstanding. Based on Map 24, on the northwest corner of the P.M. Bay this ditch <br />crosses an access road and parallels this road on the southeast side transporting drainage from the <br />equipment laydown area to Pond F. Brian Watterson and I walked this ditch and it would seem <br />that a culvert should be installed where the ditch crosses the access road on the northwest corner <br />of the P.M. Bay. It appears a water bar crossing is not really effective at this location. In addition <br />to this, on the western edge of the equipment storage area, the ditch appears to dead end at the <br />entrance to the Pond F access road. A culvert should be installed in this location to allow drainage <br />to pass into the ditch that leads to Pond F. Finally, some debris was observed in this ditch that <br />needs to be removed. Brian Watterson indicated that he would coordinate this week with the <br />surface operations and their on-site contractor to initiate the improvements. A minor revision will <br />need to be submitted to update Map 24 with the locations of the new culverts. <br /> <br />