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September 8, 2016 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />N - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />A partial inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS on September 8, 2016. Michael McFarland <br />accompanied Rob in the field. The weather was clear and warm. The ground was dry. <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION – Rule 4.17: <br />A water truck was seen operating between King I and King II. No dust problems were seen with the haul road or <br />any other roads. <br /> <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE – Rule 4.09 <br />Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization: <br />The un-reclaimed portion of the Refuse Pile appeared well graded and well compacted. There were no visible low <br />spots to hold water, and no problems with rills were seen. <br /> <br />During the inspection, approximately 20 piles of refuse on the north side of the Refuse Pile were staged to be <br />spread. Each pile was approximately eight cubic yards in volume. <br /> <br />In the area beneath the Refuse Pile, no staining was seen on rocks and soil (as from mineral deposits). <br /> <br /> <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 />Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />At the King I Mine, the East Pond and the West Pond were inspected, and neither pond was discharging (and there <br />was no sign of any recent discharges). The East Pond was holding a small amount of water (approximately 10 feet