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October 25, 2023 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine AMG <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> <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 - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br /> This was a partial inspection of the New Elk Mine, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(“DRMS” or “Division”) permit number C-1981-012, operated by New Elk Coal Company, LLC. <br />(“NECC”). I, Amber Gibson, Brock Bowles, and Jocelyn Carter with the Division, conducted the <br />inspection. Mr. John Terry with NECC accompanied us during the inspection. Maintenance items are <br />listed below in bold text. <br />The Division sent an adequacy review to the Operator for their Renewal No. 8 (RN8) application on <br />October 30, 2023. The RN8 decision date is set for December 29, 2023. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures <br />4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground <br />Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials <br />4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />• Containment Area No. 2 was dry and not discharging.