My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Browse
Search
2021-11-26_INSPECTION - C1996084
DRMS
>
Day Forward
>
Inspection
>
Coal
>
C1996084
>
2021-11-26_INSPECTION - C1996084
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
11/29/2021 4:17:13 PM
Creation date
11/29/2021 11:11:10 AM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1996084
IBM Index Class Name
Inspection
Doc Date
11/26/2021
Doc Name
Inspection Report
From
DRMS
To
New Elk Coal Company, LLC
Inspection Date
11/22/2021
Email Name
JLE
Media Type
D
Archive
No
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
9
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
View images
View plain text
November 23, 2021 C-1996-084/Lorencito Canyon Mine JLE <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 />Y - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />Y - Slides and Other Damage <br />NA -Support Facilities On -site <br />Y -Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />Y - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection of the Lorencito Canyon Mine, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (DRMS or Division) permit number C-1996-084, operated by New Elk Coal Company, LLC (NECC). <br />Vince Massarotti with NECC accompanied me during the inspection. Maintenance items are noted in bold text <br />below. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />The records were checked at the mine office at the New Elk Mine. <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE — Rule 4.09 <br />Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization: <br />Fills 007, 008, and 009 were observed. These fills were vegetated and stable. The side drainages were in place <br />and functional. No problems were observed. <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 009 was holding water but was not discharging. The primary and emergency spillway was clear and <br />functional and the embankment was stable and vegetated. <br />Pond 008 was holding water but was not discharging. The face of the embankment was stable and vegetated. The <br />top of the embankment was recently browsed by elk and the vegetation was fairly well grazed. According to Mr. <br />Massarotti, NECC frequently re -seeds the top of this embankment due to elk browsing. The primary and <br />emergency spillway was clear and functional. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.