INSPEC17969 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

•. • • MINE SITE INSPECTION EVALUAION REPURT PAGE 7 Bourg Strip Mine A telephone conversation with Mr. Savage on 11/30/82 indicated that the proposed permanent fill has been included in the permanent program per- mit application. The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board is inclined to approve the construction with a number of stipulations. Included among the stipulations will be the requirement that Walden Coal Company demonstrate that the east dump will conform to the approximate original contour, that it will be compatible with the geomorphic characteristics of the site, and that it will not alter the general hydrological charac- teristics. Savage stated that the MLRD does not anticipate any problems with legal precedent in this case because the situation and construction have been considered and approved within an environmentally sound con- text. In fact, two similar cases have recently arisen and will be so considered. Mr. Savage added that the permanent program permit should be issued by the end of December barring unforeseen complications. Entrance identification and blasting signs were posted at the point of access to the mine. The permit area was clearly delineated with peri- meter markers. Topsoil stockpile B has been disked in preparation for seeding. Stockpile A will remain under construction for almost one year. A stockpile of saline-sodic material stripped from the upper sur- face layer of the old mined area just east of the office is located just south of stockpile A. All stockpiles are adequately marked. Ponds A, B, C and H were observed and no discharges were noted. Drain- age to the ponds is generally positive; a low section on the eastern perimeter will be graded to improve drainage south and west to pond H. Pond embankments were being disked in preparation for seeding. Coal was being removed from the Hoyle seam in stage 2. Stage 3 over- burden was being removed, and approximately three acres at the southern end of the stage 1 "horseshoe dump" area were being regraded prior to reclamation. Topsoil stripping is complete for the season. No blasting is being conducted to facilitate mining operations. An entrance identification sign is posted at the point of access to the load-out site. Perimeter markers were evident but will be moved to more accurately reflect the permit area. Drainage controls are not con- structed as such. The combination of berms and the flat topography serve to confine runoff within the permitted area. Topsoil is stockpiled at the western end of the load-out site. The stockpile is marked and seeded. Access to the load-out is by way of a road leading north from Jackson County Road 38. Mr. Savage stated that the permanent program permit application review would address this road inasmuch as Walden Coal Company uses it exclusively and may be required to permit and maintain it.