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November 6, 2018 C-1981-008/New Horizon 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 4 <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 />R - 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 />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete inspection of the New Horizon Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of CDRMS. Frank Ferris <br />of ERMR was present for the entire inspection. The weather conditions were clear, windy and cool. The <br />temperature was approximately 50F. <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 />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 /> Subsoil was being hauled from the ERMR/Johnson property to the Staats property to reclaim ditch C18. <br />The subsoil was being spread below the level of final grade leaving enough room to apply 28 inches of topsoil <br />(photo 1). Topsoil will be spread on top of the subsoil and the area will be reclaimed as irrigated pastur e. <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 9 did not contain water and the embankment appeared to be stable. <br />Pond 12 contained water but was not discharging (photo 2). The embankment appeared to be stable. <br />Pond 13 contained water and the embankment appeared to be stable. <br />Pond 16 did not contain water. The embankment appeared to be stable. <br />Pond 18 contained water but was not discharging (photo 3). The embankment appeared to be stable. <br /> <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br /> The coal waste in the area of the coal stockpile has been removed and disposed in the remaining pit on the