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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />On November 23, 1994 partial inspection was conducted at the Twin Pines Mine <br />(C-83-058, MSHA 05-03793). The weather was clear and melting. Snow was in the <br />shadows. This mine is undergoing permanent reclamation. There are two disturbed <br />areas that were inspected, the sales /tipple area and the mine portal area. <br />The sales area was inspected. The pond contained water to about 4 feet below the <br />principle spillway. No water was running into the pond. The office trailer had been <br />removed. The scales still remain. Much of the facilities have been removed. The <br />hydraulic fluid storage area was bermed. There were small piles of coal on the <br />concrete coal storage pad. The tipple is still intact but some electrical equipment had <br />been apparently removed. <br />The portal opening was partially closed with wooden boards and conugated sheet <br />metal the sheet metal had been pulled back apparently by someone wanting to gain <br />entry into the mine. The entry should be secured from trespassers. Rule 4.07.2 <br />requires that each underground opening which is temporarily inactive shall be <br />temporarily sealed and protected by barricades, fences, or other protective devices <br />approved by the Division. These devices shall be periodically inspected and <br />maintained in good operating conditions by the person conducting the coal mining <br />operations. <br />The portal area was inspected. The three portals have been sealed to within 60 feet <br />of the surface. Dirt had been dozed into the opening. The thickness of the fill could <br />not be determination but was pushed up to the top of the corrugated metal archway. <br />A permanent ditch above the coal waste disposal pile was being constructed. Black <br />geotextile had been laid down and angular granite riprap was being individually hand <br />placed. The riprap was one layer thick but was being placed so the pieces fit tightly <br />together. <br />Drums were stored in a bermed area. <br />