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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Elk Creek C-1981.03 Pg 1/2 21 August 2001 ~5~~-- 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 partialinspection of the Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mines conducted on the afternoon of 21 August 2007 by Jim Stark of CDRMS. Jim Kiger of Oxbow Mining, LLC accompanied me on the inspection. The mine was producing coal at the time of the inspection and the coal stockpile was full. The weather was hot and sunny and the ground was dry. Jim Kiger did indicate that they had received a pretty good storm over the weekend and were doing some maintenance work because of the runoff. Roads: -The mine access road is a paved road. The road is well maintained and in good condition. - The road to the Elk Creek portals and facilities area appeared to be stable and well maintained at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the road at the time of the inspection. - The haul road to the West Valley Fill was appeared to be stable and there was no rutting on the road at the time of the inspection. The operator just replaced the downhill conveyor belt (from the Elk Creek portals to the coal stockpile) and the old belt was laid out on the road. The operator had rolled up approximately half of the belt at the time of the inspection. - The haul road to the II-West Valley Fill is rutted and is beginning to have same erosional problems in the form of rills. This haul road will need to be bladed and repaired as necessary to bring its condition back up to the standards required by the Rules. This is especially important given the steepness of the road and the fact that we are quickly approaching fall and winter. Another season of not performing the necessary maintenance on the road may cause severe problems with the road. The Division is requesting that the road maintenance be completed prior to the start of the fourth quarter, 2007 IOctoher 2007). - The East Yard Haul Road was well maintained and stable at the time of the inspection. This road is used for accessing the mine when a train is being loaded and for general mine storage. No erosional problems were noted on the road at the time of the inspection. Hydrologic Balan[e: - Pond A contained water approximately two feet below the top and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond is an incised pond and has been cleaned. The pond was stable at the time of the inspection. - Pond B contained water approximately five feet below the emergency spillway at the time of the inspection but was not discharging (discharge is through a gated valve below the water level). The embankment was we!( vegetated and appeared to be stable. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment. The emergency spillway was stable. Pond B was cleaned since the last inspection, with the sediment being hauled and stored in the East Yard Pond until it dries, at which time it will be hauled to the refuse pile. - Pond C is a concrete dam below the West Valley Fill. The dam appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The pond was dry at the time of the inspection. - Pond D contained water approximately three feet below the top of the primary discharge pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The majority of the water was pumped to Pond B last month so the pond could be cleaned. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment.