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I. General Comments Continued The bulkhead seal and associated doorway at the Anchor seam conveyor portal were inspected to determine whether the closure was adequate to prevent entry into the workings by unauthorized persons. It appeared that the small opening surrounding the conveyor belt had been vandalized recently. The wire mesh screen bolted to the metal bulkhead had been cut and pried open such that entry into the workings was possible. This portion of the bulkhead needs to be sealed immediately to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the mine. It is suggested that a steel plate or series of iron bars be welded or bolted to the steel bulkhead as soon as possible. Runoff from the coal stockpile area located below the anchor seam portal bench has deposited coal fines in the drainage channel leading from the stockpile area to the sediment pond at the south end of the surface facilities area. A filtering system such as silt fencing or hay bales needs to be placed along the southern edge of the stockpile pad in order to prevent excessive quantities of coal fines from being deposited in the drainage way. Additionally, a berm of non-coal earth material should be installed along the southern perimeter of the coal stockpile pad to ensure that coal fines and stockpiled coal are prevent from being washed over the out slope of the stockpile pad area. This will involve pulling back or removing the coal material from the edge of the pad. The small drainage ditch controlling runoff from the southern end of the gob pile needs to be cleaned out and a positive gradient established in order to prevent water from pooling at the base of the gob pile. The ditch should be reconstructed to a point where runoff will travel directly to the sediment pond southeast of the gob pile. The topsoil and subsoil stockpiles at the southeastern extremity of the mine site appear stable and are covered with a healthy stand of vegetation. Topsoil markers are in place and clearly visible. Mine entrance and perimeter boundary markers are also in place and visible from a distance. Both sediment ponds were dry and contained relatively small quantities of sediments given the amount of storage volume provided for their retention. Dewatering devices functioned properly, emergency spillways were free of debris, and sediment clean out markers were in place. Revegetation on the abandoned farmer's mine reclaimed area just east of the coal stockpile pad appears to be progressing well. No evidence of slope instability on the backfilled area was observed.