INSPEC04675

• Permit No: C1981029
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 1/28/1993
• Doc Name: MINE SITE EVALUATION INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 12/16/1992
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

MINESITE INSPECTION NARRATIVE 2
verifying that the work had been done. The conveyor used to move coal
across the Yampa from the crusher to the train loadout has been dismantled
and sold. The train loader has also been removed. The rail spur is still
in place and is to remain so, per Mss Morrison. She said that the
railroad, owner of the spur, wants the spur left in place.
Parts of the conveyor have been temporarily stored near the transformer pad
near the mine entrance. Mss Morrison said that they are not on the mine
permited area but she has asked Sun Coal to expedite removal from the
property. She said that she has been told that Sun Coal is working with
the buyer to get them hauled off of the property.
The mine office, a mobile home set on a permanent pad at the mine, is to be
left per landowner request. The scale and scale house are also to be left.
Mss Morrison pointed out a couple of areas on the mine near the office that
the landowner recently dug into, to tie into the buried powerline set in by
the mine operator. Mr. Eilts spliced into the line for power for the new
recreation business. Mss Morrison said that she was concerned about the
areas that were recently opened up because she feels that they are
potentially dangerous. The powerlines and add on splices have not been
covered. She said that she asked the local electrical co-op to come in
and look at these areas. They looked at them and commented that they did
not have a problem with them. I agree with Mss Morrison about the
potential danger but at this time do not have a solution for the problem.
The bridge crossing the Yampa River was used by the coal company for
haulage and access to the coal yard, the main shop and mine. The bridge is
to be left per landowner request. There is also a conveyor gallery
attached to the bridge that is tentatively to be left, again per landowner
request. In addition to those things, the landowner wants the coal
recovery tunnel and manway for the conveyor gallery, the buried truck dump,
a water well and well house at the truck dump and one at the mine office
and a small buried slot bin that was used for temporary coal storage. The
shop, fueling station and boneyard pad on the south side of the shop are
also to be left per landowner request.
Again questioning the safety of some of the things on the mine that may be
potentially dangerous to snowmobilers, the state asked the operator to
temporarily cover the truck dump opening. That has been done.
I asked Mss Morrison about the boneyard equipment, some of it is or was Sun
Coal property. She said that the area was reviewed last summer during an
on site meeting between Division personnel, the operator and landowner. At
that time, it was determined that Mr. Eilts wants the area left as is, as
well as, the scrap parts and pieces of equipment stored there. I
suggested that pictures be used as evidence of the equipment stored on the
area, for future reference,
The two water wells on the mine being left per landowner request are
located on the northwest side of the office and on the crusher\coal storage
yard.
The Yampa River pond was inspected. It was dry. The spillways appeared to
6e open and functional. no problems noted.
Mss Morrison pointed out another area by the mine office that warrants
discussion. This has been identified as the "spring area". This is
located at the foot of the rail spur near the railroad car loader that was
set above the rail line. The loadout has been removed. Near that area,
there is a gravel base driveway that crosses a marsh to reach a gate that
was used for access to the rail spur from the mine. A culvert is set