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June 12, 2018 C-1980-007/West Elk Mine JHB <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 10 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <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 />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />N - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of CDRMS. The focus of this inspection was to observe <br />vegetation sampling planned for bond release application. The inspectior met Kathy Welt of Mountain Coal <br />Company at the mine office. The inspector had just missed the vegetation sampling crew of Savage and Savage, <br />so Kathy lead the inspector to the location of the vehicle parking near the sampling site at the West Flatiron. <br /> <br />A search of Maps: “Proposed Methane Drainage Wells and new Road Contruction for 2005” Map 2 (MR330), <br />shows the location of the roads and reclaimed drainage pads that are planned to be sampled. <br /> <br />The inspector met up with Mike and Edith Savage at their vehicle. The crew was loading up an All Terain Vehicle <br />(4-wheeler) to haul equipment and crew to the sample site. The inspector followed on foot. <br /> <br />The weather was clear and dry. It was cool in the morning, but quickly heating up. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE – Rule 4.18: <br /> Considerable elk sign, foot prints, scat, were encountered throughout this reclaimed parcel. Turkey <br />vultures were soaring overhead. Bear scat was noted, though this scat appeared old, with no fresh droppings <br />encountered. Cattle had not been in the area yet this spring. Mike noted that the cattle were supposed to be <br />allowed in at the end of the week (June 15th or so). <br /> <br />ROADS – Rule 4.03 <br />Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br /> Based upon the previously referenced map, the vehicles parked at SOM-124. The access road was <br />reclaimed from the intersection with pad 15-07, to the intersection with the access road that leads to pad 15-05. <br />This road reclamation looked good, stable, and a good establishment of perennial vegetation. The access road to <br />24-05 and 24-04 series pads was reclaimed and well vegetated. This reclaimed road elevation is roughly 8300 to <br />over 8400 feet. Vegetation on the road has established very well, with perennial native grasses, forbs and shrubs. <br />The inspector caught up with the sampling crew on this steep reclaimed portion of the road. <br />