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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 inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br />Geology. Gary Harding represented the operator. The weather was clear and dry during the inspection. <br />However, the operator stated that the general area had received a lot of precipitation during the last few <br />days. <br />Sins and Markers <br />The large mine ID sign at the West Portal had been knocked down, presumably by the wind. The <br />operator will repair the sign. It would be a good idea to put the mine ID sign, or a smaller version, on <br />or neaz the gate to the West Mine. The original sign location was past the entrance gate. There were no <br />problems with the other mine ID signs. <br />The operator is in the process of making the surface disturbance markers more visible. The original <br />markers are hard to see. <br />Roads <br />All of the roads were in good shape. No dust problems associated with travel on the mine site roads <br />were observed. <br />Facilities <br />Bowie has been trucking to the Cameo Mine some of the coal waste that was stored at the temporary <br />stockpile bench just above the crusher and screener buildings. All of the coal that had been stored on <br />the crusher and screener bench has been blended with Bowie No. 2 coal and shipped out by train. The <br />operator has begun blending and shipping out [he coal at the highway coal stockpile. At the timg of the <br />inspection, there were no fugitive dust problems at the highway coal stockpile. The coal was damp <br />and the operator was wetting clown the road. <br />In general, no problems were observed with any of the facilities. However, the oil sump at the main <br />mine site needs a cleanout. Also, a small seep has developed on the hillslope below the sewage <br />treatment plant. It was not certain at the time if the seep came from the recent rains or from a small <br />leak in the coupling of the pipe leading from the sewage treatment plant. The coupling was repaired <br />and the seep will be watched in the future. <br />