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October 12, 2016 C-1982-056/Foidel Creek Mine JLE <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 14 <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 />R - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />NA - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />R - Subsidence <br />R - 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 />This was a complete inspection of the Foidel Creek Mine, operated by Twentymile Coal, LLC. (TC), DRMS <br />Permit No. C-1982-056. I, Jared Ebert of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) <br />conducted the inspection. Mr. Brian Watterson with TC accompanied me during most of the inspection. Ms. <br />Miranda Blomquist accompanied me during the inspection of the Wolf Creek Reserve Coreholes. The we ather <br />during the inspection was foggy and cold on the morning of October 12. The weather cleared and remained clear <br />and sunny during the rest of the inspection. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />The records were checked at the mine office. See the end of the report for details. <br /> <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; St abilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />The 10RT pipeline area has been backfilled and graded. Overall, the area has been graded to blend into the <br />surrounding area. <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Stru ctures 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 />The 6MN reservoir was holding water but was not discharging. The embankment was stable and vegetated. The <br />emergency spillway was clear and functional. The northwestern diversion ditch was observed. This diversion is <br />clear and functional. <br /> <br />The 6MN ventilation shaft site sediment pond is holdings water but was not discharging. The pond embankment