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October 7, 2021 C-1981-022/Elk Creek 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 N -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill&Grading R -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife R - Support Facilities On-site <br /> N -Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial inspection by Leigh Simmons of the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(Division). <br /> The weather was clear and mild. The status of the Elk Creek Mine is"active"however no coal is being mined and <br /> the only activity since the last inspection was site maintenance. <br /> A focus of the inspection was to follow-up on the issues remaining to be addressed with the SL-5 Partial Phase III <br /> bond release application,this included making a follow-up inspection of the TC-1 and TC-2 wells on the property <br /> owned by Katherine Collins. <br /> Observations pertaining to the following rules were made during the inspection: <br /> RECLAMATION SUCCESS-Rule 4.15,Rule 3 <br /> REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15 <br /> Vegetative Cover;Timing <br /> SUPPORT FACILITIES -Rule 4.04 <br /> The initial inspection for SL-5 was made on May 3-6, 2021. Sites inspected since then(that are related to SL-5) <br /> are shown in Table 1. <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br /> Mr. Smith shared photographs showing the plugging and abandonment of the TC-2 well, and of additional work <br /> done to the road leading to GVB_LW-9-02 by email on October 8.The photographs are included as figures 1-. <br /> OTHER(SPECIFY) <br /> N/A <br /> ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS/COMPLIANCE <br /> No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection,nor are any pending. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 2 of 23 <br />