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November 6, 2018 C-2010-089/New Horizon North Mine BFB <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 3 <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 />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 />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a partial inspection of the New Horizon North Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of CDRMS. Frank <br />Ferris of ERMR was present for the entire inspection. This inspection was scheduled in accordance with Section <br />3.03.2(2) of the Rules, in response to the operator’s SL-1 bond release application. A coal partial inspection was <br />conducted simultaneously with the bond release inspection. The weather conditions were clear and cool. The <br />temperature was approximately 50F and the ground was dry. <br /> <br />ERMR requested a phase I, II and III bond release for the ground water monitoring wells located on the Glasier <br />property in the northwestern section of the permit area. The inspection began as a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on <br />November 6, 2018 at the mine office. In attendence for the SL-1 meeting were: Frank Ferris (ERMR), George <br />Glasier (landowner) and Christine Belka (OSMRE). The meeting began with an expanation of the bonding and <br />bond release process and that DRMS is releasing its jurisdiction over the monitoring wells. It was also discussed <br />that ERMR has submitted TR-18 which is proposing to remove the Glasier property from the permit area. No <br />questions or concerns were raised at the meeting. A field inspection followed the meeting which is documented <br />below. <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 a small amount of water in the east end but was not discharging. The primary and <br />emergency spillways were free of obstructions. The east ditch has been cleaned and is free of sediment. The C-1 <br />culvert at the east coal gate needs to be cleaned. The obstructions noted in the last report have been removed but <br />there is new sediment in the culvert. <br /> <br />Pond 2 did not contain water. The primary and emergency spillways were free of obstructions. <br /> <br />The water pump at the NH1 pond was not in operation and was in a spill containment device.