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June 14, 2017 C-1981-018/Deserado Mine JDM <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> <br /> Page 5 of 8 <br /> <br />started north of the town of Rangely. This fire burned a total of 17,731 acres which included large portions of land <br />within the Deserado permit boundary. At the time of the inspection a total of approximately 5,000 acres had <br />burned. No facilities were affected with the only mine related objects burned being the overland nitrogen injection <br />HDPE pipe in sporadic areas above panel 14. The mine was closed and evacuated on Monday June 13th, 2017 <br />and reopened on Tuesday June 14th, 2017. <br /> <br />The facilities within the burned areas were observed and no damage was noted with the exception of the overland <br />nitrogen piping. The fire reached the area of the conveyor between the slot storage building and the rail loop. <br /> <br />Fire lines have been cut to the west of the Slot Storage building. These lines are on existing disturbance and not <br />issues were noted. Revegetation will be needed on these lines. <br /> <br />