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November 30, 2016 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 7 <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 />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />N - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - 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 complete inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS on November 30, 2016. Tom Bird and Brendan <br />Platt accompanied Rob in the field (Tom at King I and Brendan at King II). The weather was clear and cold. The <br />ground was mostly covered with snow. <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION – Rule 4.17: <br />No dust problems were seen with the haul road or 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, although approximately <br />four inches of snow precluded a thorough inspection. During the inspection, many piles of refuse on the Refuse <br />Pile were staged to be spread. Each pile was approximately eight cubic yards in volume. A small amount of trash <br />was seen in the refuse; Tom Bird removed it during the inspection. <br /> <br />In the channel below the outlet of the Refuse Pile underdrain, no sign of discharge was seen. <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 King I, the recently repaired silt fence by the entrance gate was inspected, and it appeared to be in good shape, <br />although snow precluded a thorough inspection. <br /> <br />At the King I Mine, the East Pond and the West Pond were inspected. Both ponds were holding snow, ice, and/or