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June 18, 2020 C-1980-007/West Elk Mine LDS <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 - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Other <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection made in response to a citizen's complaint and request for inspection, dated June 11, <br />2020, that was received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Divsion) on June 16, 2020. <br />The inspection was conducted by Leigh Simmons, Jason Musick and Jim Stark of the Division. John Poulos and <br />Bob Munz of Mountain Coal Company (MCC), Matt Reed of High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA), <br />and Julie Slivka of Wilderness Workshop (WW) were in attendence. <br />The focus of the inspection was on recent surface disturbance that had occurred on land within the boundary of the <br />Colorado Roadless Area; specifically roads and pads associated with Mine Ventilation Boreholes (MVBs) for the <br />SS2 panel in the Sunset Roadless Area. <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />The pads and roads that were inspected had been constructed in accordance with the approved mine plan. <br />A cessation order (CO -2020-001) was issued to MCC on the same day that the inspection took place, requiring the <br />immediate cessation of all surface disturbing activities in the Sunset Roadless Area until the cessation order is <br />abated. No surface disturbing activities were in progress at the time of the inspection, and no heavy equipment was <br />observed during the inspection. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />The recently constructed road, built to access MVBs SS2-1 through -5, was inspected. The existence and location <br />of the road was documented in the inspection report of June 11, 2020. No new road had been constructed since <br />that inspection. Two pads (SS2-3 and SS2-5) had been constructed. Survey stakes with pink flagging tape had <br />been placed at the locations where the MVBs were to be drilled, although no drilling had taken place at the time of <br />the inspection. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 9 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />