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INSPECTION REPORT 1 February 26, 27, fi 28, 1992 Trapper Mining, Inc. PO Box 187 Craig, Colo Trapper mine Personnel Present During the Inspection: William Agnew, Trapper Mining Rent Gorham, Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division David Berry, Colorado Mined Land reclamation Division Steve Rathbun, Office of Surface Mining/ Albuquerque Field Office Gary Fritz,.OSM\AFO #244 Weather and Ground Conditions During the Inspection: Cloudy and cool in the morinings with clearing later in the day, six to eight inches of snow on most of the areas with drifts of two feet or more on the inactive areas of the mine GENERAL COMMENTS This was a complete oversight inspection. State officials were notified regarding ny schedule and were able to meet us at the mine so we could conduct a joint inspection. This is a mine mouth to power plant mining operation that has four active pits on the mine with three draglines cycling through the areas as coal is uncovered in each of the pits. Production figures were quoted but i did not record the data in my notes. Power plant ash, both bottom and fly as well as sludge from the scrubbers is brought into the mine for disposal in an approved area, the Ashmore pit. Approximately 950,000 tons per year of this material in addition to mine waste placed in a controlled manner in that pit. They are required to cover ash with five feet of overburden and a foot of topsoil. in addition, they are not to place ash within 10 feet of the pit floor. Topsoil is stripped out ahead of the mining areas on a seasonal basis for better management. In the upcoming year approximately 190 acres of area is to be stripped ahead of the "H" pit developmnent. In total, they are projecting approximately 387 acres of stripping to be done in '92. Topsoil is live hauled ahead of the Dierenger pit. Other areas require storage until grading is completed.