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December 6, 2016 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />N - 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 />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />R - Subsidence <br />R - 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 />The King Coal site was photographed from an airplane by Harry Ranney of DRMS on December 1, 2016. These <br />photos were reviewed by Rob Zuber of DRMS on December 6, 2016. The weather was clear. The ground was <br />mostly covered with snow at King I and partially covered at King II. <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE – Rule 4.09 <br />Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization: <br />No erosion, slumps, or other problems were seen on the Refuse Pile except for rills on the lower portion, northeast <br />of the shop bench. Per GCC staff, this problem is on the maintenance list (this project will include reseeding). <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. Both ponds were holding snow, ice, and/or <br />water but not appear to be discharging. No significant problems were seen with embankments. <br /> <br />At the King I Mine, all ditches appear stable, and no other issues were seen with the surface water control system. <br />There does appear to be a mapping error with Reach 6 (which should be addressed when maps are next updated). <br />Map King I-007 shows Reach 6 extending through the Temporary Plant Growth Medium Storage Area; that is not <br />correct. <br /> <br />All King II ditches appear stable. The King II pond contained very little water and did not appear to be <br />discharging. No issues were found with the embankment. <br /> <br />