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September 14, 2016 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine RAR <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 12 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />Y - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />Y - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />Y - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />Y - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />A complete inspection of the New Elk Coal Mine, (Permit C1981 012) was conducted by me, Robin Reilley, of <br />the DRMS on the 14th through the 16th of September 2016. A portion of this time was spent at Lorencito Canyon <br />Mine. There was a mix of rainy and clear weather with temperatures hovering in the mid 60 degrees Farenheit. <br />The ground was saturated in places due to a short duration, heavy 1.8 inch rainfall the week before as well as a <br />powerfull rain and hail event the evening before. <br /> <br />The inspection included discussing adequacy questions for TR 71 and RN 6, and the verification of associated <br />maps for these permit revisions with Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson was present during the records review. <br />Office discussions with Mr. Louis Head included the pumping of Pond 8 by Rain Events the last week of August <br />29 and finishing Sept 6,and the establishment of two new reference areas one each for Lorencito Canyon Mine <br />and for Golden Eagle as well as the reclamation of the development waste area #2. Mr. Massarotti accompanied <br />me throughout the inspection of the site and Jeff accompainied me for a short time the morning of Thursday, 15 <br />September. <br /> <br />PERMITTING UPDATE: <br />Permit Renewal RN6: <br />Submitted in 2013 this RN is outstanding with a current decision date of 30 September2016. DRMS is awaiting <br />NECC response to the adequacy review sent to the company 7 September 2016 and adequacy timeline follows: <br /> <br />ADQ # Adequacy from DRMS Response from NECC <br />Preliminary Oct 2013 <br />2nd Nov 2015 May 2016 <br />3rd February 2016 May 2016 <br />4th June 2016 June 2016 <br />Reminder re 4th 9August 2016 15 and 22 August2016 <br />5th 7 September 2016 <br /> <br />