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I_~. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion.of observations made during the inspection: Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Bill Bear represented the operator during the field inspection and records check. Main Mine Site The paved haul road at the main mine site was in very good condition. The operator had just finished digging up the road in two places, one for the installation of a water line to the wash plant and the other for removal of a culvert. Mine ID signs and surface disturbance markers were up. \ _ There have not been any rockfalls into the recently constmcted rock catchment berm above the water tank bench. The berm is holding up well. However, the operator needs to cover up the fabric on the south facing side of the berm, so that ultraviolet light does not degrade the material. This should be done soon. In addition, the operator has installed a sign along the side of the dirt road neaz the berm that warns of potential subsidence- induced hazards. There were no problems noted on the water tank bench. However, the back ditch could use a little cleaning soon. No problems were observed at the D-seam portal bench either. The culverts behind the coal stockpile were clear. The coal stockpile was small in size and did not encroach on the undisturbed land. No fuel leaks were observed at the fuel barn. To the east of the portal bench, the material storage areas were well organized and the cap and powder houses were locked. The operator continues to do facilities construction work on the B-seam portal bench. The mains for the B-seam are being driven now.-The ditch below the B-seam excess material storage site is being concreted. Culverts and road ditches along the haul road were all functional. No signs of slope instability were observed. Outslopes were well vegetated. The operator did some maintenance work on the ditch berm on the west side of the main Yopsoil stockpile. The sediment control system ofberms and straw bales on the topsoil stockpile was functional. The vegetation on the topsoil stockpile is very good, except where new topsoil was recently placed. The vegetation on the south facing slope of the topsoil stockpile is starting show signs of drying out. The material storage area next to the topsoil stockpile was well organized. . Work is fuushed on tha new reclaim system at the coal stockpile bench. The operator seeded and mulched a portion of the outside slope of the coal stockpile bench that had been disturbed by the construction. There was a large amount of coal stockpiled on this bench. The coal was right up to the containment berm. There were no problems with .fugitive dust. The old State Highway 133 road ditch in front of the coal stockpile bench could use a little maintenance soon. There is also some bindweed in the highway ditch and a small patch of bindweed on the coal stockpile bench outslope. The operator continues to work on the wash plant. However, there has been enough work done so that the system could be tested. The final coal waste coming out of the system was fairly dry and does not require much drying for spreading and compacting on the gob pile. The culverts and ditches at the entrance to the mine site were functional. The mine ID sign was up. Surface disturbance markers were up around the mine site.