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March 9,2020 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine JHB <br /> The clean water diversion ditch on the east side of the King 1 facilities was walked. The ditch has held up well <br /> over the winter months. The rip rap consists of rounded river rock. At this time the rip rap is intact without any <br /> evidence of shifting or washing out. Even the steeper reach has held up well. No problems were identified with <br /> the stilling basin and culvert to the West pond. <br /> PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES—Rule 4.10 and 4.11 <br /> Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: <br /> GCC continues to truck coal refuse material from the King II facilities to the King I refuse pile. GCC is <br /> not trucking the material to the upper refuse pile during the winter months. Refuse is being placed and compacted <br /> on the lower portion of the refuse pile. This active area has been graded to allow runoff to drain off the pile. The <br /> pile was relatively dry over much of the surface with limited portions being wet from runoff or snowmelt. The wet <br /> areas were avoided and allowed to dry. <br /> ROADS—Rule 4.03 <br /> Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4), Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5)and(6)/4.03.2(5) and(6),Reclamation <br /> 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br /> Haul roads at both the King I and King II facilities were free of snow,draining well, and well maintained. <br /> GCC has recently shaped some of the roadside ditches at the King II facilities area to keep the area draining and <br /> water flowing away from the active work areas. <br /> SAE 1 at King I was well graded and the sediment traps were clear of ice and debris and appear functional. <br /> SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br /> The King II facilities area were clean and orderly. The access trail to the MR50 exploration trenches was <br /> nicely graded to blend with the surrounding slope. No erosional features were apparent on the regraded slope. <br /> The King I facilities were neat and orderly. The refuse material was not being worked at the time of the <br /> inspection. <br /> TOPSOIL—Rule 4.06 <br /> Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution 4.06.4: <br /> The topsoil stockpile at King II remains well vegetated. Coal dust was not blowing at the time of the <br /> inspection. Some buildup of sediment was noted in the Topsoil stockpile ring ditch on the north east portion of the <br /> pile. This sediment may need some clean out,once the area is dry enough,in order to maintain the design of the <br /> berm. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED NA <br /> OTHER(SPECIFY) NA <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />