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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE This was a complete inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of the CDMG on February 13 and 14, 2001. Weather was overcast with precipitation that turned from rain to snow right at the Gunnison County line (Lone Pine access road.) The site was busy. Several trains loaded during the time I was on site. At the mine, panel 13A is completed and a longwall move is going on. Panel 14 has been developed. It is anticipated that the move will be completed by the end of February. A good bit of coal has been stockpiled. The train situation is in flux. The railroad is replacing ties over several miles of track between Austin and Delta (where a derailment occurred several months ago.) Consequently, the have retained a ] 0-hour window each day during which trains can access the canyon. This of course creates concentrated train traffic. I noted comments from one citizen about the perceived "increased train traffic," and discussed the reasons for that. The railroad anticipates 2 months to complete the repair work. There was a great deal of snowcover, especially up Sylvester Gulch. All signage noted was correct and in place. The roads on the mine site were in good condition and have been kept plowed except to more remote, "end-of--the-road" places such as the Shaft 2/3 topsoil pile. There was no sign of erosion or instability of the slopes up Sylvester Gulch. Pond SG-1 was snow-covered and there didn't appear to be much water in the pond. The "failed fill" area was also covered with a 8-10 inches of snow. There was no sign of erosion or instability there. Also, the slopes above the Sylvester Gulch substation showed no signs of instability or erosion. Road ditches were functioning all along. The refuse pile expansion azea (RPE) was also snow-covered. Piles of development waste covered about 2/3 of the surface azea. The waste was coarse, although not as coarse as it had been in the fall. At the lower refuse pile (LRP) there was no sign of instability or erosion. There are a couple "bald spots" nearly bare of vegetation on the east slope. The ditch around the pile was cleaz and functioning. The top surface of [he LRP -one of the raze flat spots at the mine site - is being utilized as a lay-down area. The materials storage bench area (MSB) showed no signs of instability. The slopes above the bench were snow-covered. These have been mostly covered with erosion-control netting. Pond MB-3 was nearly iced over. Water level was about 3 feet below the emergency spillway. Pond MB-2R was -3.5 feet below the emergency spillway. Roads in the facilities area were in good condition. There was no sign of instability or erosion on the slopes at the facilities area. Records were checked. See the attached form.