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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Deserado C-1981-018 <br />22 August 2007 ~~ <br />Page 1/3 <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments Include discussion of observations <br />made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during <br />the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Deserado Mine conducted on the morning of 22 <br />August 2007 by Jim Stark of CDRMS. Scott Wanstedt of BME accompanied me on the <br />inspection. The mine was actively producing coal, hauling refuse and loading a train <br />at the time of the inspection. The weather was warm and sunny and the ground was <br />dry. <br />Signs and Markers: All of the necessary signs (including the mine ID signs, permit <br />boundary signs, refuse pile ID signs, subsoil stockpile signs and topsoil stockpile signs) <br />were properly displayed and in good condition. <br />Roads: The access road to the mine site is a paved road. The road was well <br />maintained and in good condition. <br />-The haul road to the refuse piles (RP-1, RP-2/3/4 and RP-Sa) was well maintained <br />and in good condition. The road appeared stable and there were no signs of <br />erosional problems on the road. <br />-The conveyor corridor road was well maintained and stable. There were no <br />erosional problems noted with the road. Last inspection I was on (on 21 June 2007) <br />there were several piles of gravel on the edge of the road for resurfacing the road. <br />These piles were gone and the work appears to have been completed. <br />Hydrologic Balance: -Pond RP-2/3 was dry at the time of the inspection. Both of the <br />cells at the pond inlet contained a small amount of water. There was some sediment <br />in the pond but it does not appear to be a problem at this time. The pond <br />embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no <br />erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. A small deer was seen walking <br />through the dry pond bottom at the time of the inspection. <br />- Pond RP-4 was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on <br />the pond embankment. <br />- Pond RP-5a was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well <br />vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on <br />the pond embankment. <br />- Pond DP-1 contained water approximately one foot below the discharge pipe and <br />was not discharging. The overall amount of water in the pond was very low as the <br />operator has been pumping water from the pond to the processing plant. The pond <br />embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no <br />erosional problems on the pond embankment. The emergency spillway is a <br />riprapped open channel and was well maintained and stable. <br />