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May 14, 2019 C-1982-056/Foidel Creek Mine TNL <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 9 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />Y - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />Y - Processing Waste <br /> <br />Y - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />Y - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y - 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 Foidel Creek Mine, operated by Twentymile Coal, LLC. (TC), DRMS <br />Permit No. C-1982-056. Tabetha Lynch with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(Division) conducted the inspection on 5/14/2019 and 5/15/2019. All areas of the mine were accessible during <br />the inspection. Maintenance items are bulleted below. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />Records were checked at the mine office. Details are provided at the end of this report. <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 />Most culverts in the facilities area are reflective of the amount of snow received in the area over the winter and <br />will need to be cleaned out. Conditions were fairly muddy at the time of inspection. <br /> <br />Location Water Dscg source goes to notes <br />6MN Reservoir Y Y mine water Recycling <br />water <br /> <br />6MN ventilation <br />shaft site sed pond <br />Y N pad runoff <br /> <br />Fish Creek Tipple <br />pond <br />Y Y WET test location