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This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on Wednesday, December 5, 2001. There had been a significant snowfall the previous night and there was about 2 to 3 inches of snow at the facilities area; much more snow at the Hubbard Creek sites. There was a good stockpile of coal with approximately a month before the next longwall move. The inspection was accompanied by Mark Milner of Oxbow Mining, LLC. The road up Hubbard Canyon to the sites there was in good condition, although the snow was progressively deeper farther up the canyon. At the upper site (adjacent to the Blue Ribbon Mine), there was a good 12 inches of snow. The Hubbard Creek sites appeared in good condition through the snow. The road up Elk Creek was in very good condition, as it was traversed at a lower altitude than the Hubbard Creek road. Straw booms have been installed on the cut slope and appear to be working effectively. The West Valley gob pile was snow-covered. The back portion was very soft. There was snow in the pond. The pile is filled to about half its capacity. Plans for a new waste pile development should be coming soon. The C-pond road was in good condition. Straw bales are installed in the ditch. The Elk Creek pond contained water about 32 inches from the outlet. There was a steady flow of melt water into the pond. The slopes above the new Elk Creek portals appear to be stable. Entry development has been proceeding well; on the east entry, there is seven feet of coal on the current face. At the upper end of the Elk Creek facilities area, there was a lot of construction activity. The substation, a water tank and a shaft were all actively under construction. The shaft was still in alluvium -had not yet reached bedrock. The area was in good condition with no problems noted. Material from the beltline was not escaping and was contained by the berm constructed on the outslope. The SAE (small area exemption) at the intersection of the beltline with Sanborn Creek, was in good condition. Both straw bales and silt fence are in use at this location. The water trickling through to the creek was clean. The P-1 SAE includes a rather small drainage area. Lots of water, however, is introduced into the SAE area from the beltline. In fact, at each transfer station water collects from the beltline. OMLLC collects the very wet sediment regularly (daily) and transports it to a pond. At P-1 there is a low spot where the beltline water collects. The SAE itself appears to work effectively, given the limitations of topography and facilities. Flowing through a culvert beneath the railroad tracks, and then the highway, the water ultimately flows across a grass filter into the North Fork. The same limitation is encountered at several locations along the conveyer. Judging by the amount of snow up Hubbard Creek, the Bear Creek road and the road to the gob vent borehole sites were inaccessible. There was no work going on at the GVB sites. One driller had been dismissed and the replacement is not due on site until after Christmas. The the substation at Hawks Nest, the topsoil pile appeared in good condition, with no erosion or instability. Pond A will be pumped to Pond B. The reclaimed road, used temporarily for fire suppression, was in excellent condition. Records were checked and several items need to be updated, but they were generally very well kept and easily accessible.