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• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: OSM Inspection Report
• From: OSM
• To: DMG
• Inspection Date: 11/1/2005
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

November 3, 2005
Central Appalachian Mining, LLC (CAM)
P.O. Box 98
Loma, CO 81524
McClane Canyon Mine
Complete, oversight inspection
November 1, 2005
Participants:
Walter Whitledge, (CAM)
Dan Matthews, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG)
Henry Austin, Office of Surface Mining (OSM)
Iparticipated in a complete, oversight inspection of the McClane Canyon Mine with the above
on November 1, 2005. The DMG-OSM Oversight Team selected this mine for evaluation during
the 2006 evaluation year. The primary purpose of the inspection was to evaluate offsite impacts,
and no offsite impacts were documented during the inspection, or as a result of reviewing the
records of required environmental monitoring on this permit area.
Mr. Matthews began the inspection by briefing me on aDMG October 25, 2005, partial
inspection he conducted here. Mr. Matthews conducted the October 25 inspection here to
evaluate any effects from heavy rains in this area the week of October 16 to 22 and most likely
from thunderstorms on October 18. At least one-half inch of rain was recorded at the mine
during this period, resulting in high velocity-sediment laden flowsrn all primary and secondary
drainages on the undisturbed areas above the mine facility pad at the portals area. The 2 primary
drainages are diverted beneath the facility pad through 42" corrugated metal pipes (cmp), and
some associated secondary drainages are also diverted into the primary cmp's through smaller
diameter cmp. These cmp diversions were overwhelmed by the thunderstorm(s); and as a result
of Mr. Matthew's October 25 inspection, notice of violation (NOV) CV-2005-008 was issued for
failure to maintain upland diversion culverts, and a haul road culvert, in accordance with
approved designs and applicable performance standards (culverts or cmp's D, E, and H).
The required abatement is to restore design capacity to the affected cmp's by November 9, 2005.
The permittee had several workmen busy hand-cleaning the cmp's as ordered by the above
NOV, and they appeared to be making steady progress under the circumstances (hand labor). We
inspected the upper facility pad and the work being performed, and walked down the haul road,
inspecting the road ditches, road culverts, and the small area exemptions (sae) that treat nmoff
from the mine office and parking ~~eas.
Mr. Matthews modified the NOV to include one road culvert which needed sediment removal
that was not cited in the NOV. In addition, Mr, Matthews noted to Mr. Whitledge a few other
areas (some sections along the haul road ditch-south side, the silt fencing on the office area-
parkinglot sae, and the inlet area to the sediment pond) that needed routine maintenance to
function as designed. Mr. Whitledge agreed to maintain the areas noted.