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October 10, 2018 C-2010-089/New Horizon North Mine BFB <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 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 />R - Availability of Records <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - 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 />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete inspection of the New Horizon North Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of CDRMS. Frank <br />Ferris of ERMR was present for the entire inspection. The weather conditions were mostly cloudy with occasional <br />showers. The ground was very wet from rain earlier in the day. The temperature was approximately 55F. Due to <br />the wet soil conditions, the mine was not in operation. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> All required records were on file and available for review at the mine office. No problems were noted <br />with the records review. Please see the availability of records checklist at the end of this report. <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; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br /> No backfill or grading was being done due to the wet soil conditions. <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 /> Pond 1 contained water but was not discharging. The discharge structure was free of obstructions. The <br />east ditch has some sediment that needs to be cleaned west of the C-13 access road culvert (photo 1). Culvert C-1 <br />under the east coal gate needs to be cleaned (photo 2). The emergency spillway was free of obstructions. The <br />west end of Pond 1 was being constructed to the new specifications outlined in the permit that were approved in <br />TR17. The west ditch was free of obstructions. Some water was ponding behind the berm north of Pond 1. This <br />area needs to be graded so the water flows into the pond. <br /> <br />Pond 2 contained water but was not discharging. The discharge structure and emergency spillway were free of <br />obstructions. The south and north ditches were free of obstructions. The inlet liners were in good condition <br />(photo3).