INSPEC23861

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 10/25/2007
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the
inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or
evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS. Bill Bear represented Bowie
during the field inspection. There had been precipitation over the weekend but the mine site was fairly dry.
Main Mine Site
The paved main haul road was in good condition. The operator recently repaved the section of road above the B-
seam portal bench. Guard rail and concrete barriers were in place. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance and
contained the required information. There was a large amount of stockpiled coal on the coal stockpile bench.
The coal was piled right up to the containment berm top but no coal was going offsite. Pond B had a fair amount
of standing water in it. The pond spillways were functional and the pond embankment was stable.
The main topsoil stockpile had a good vegetative cover. There were no indications of erosional problems and the
topsoil signs were up. There also were no erosional problems at the B seam excess material storage stockpile.
The cross ditches on top of the stockpile were in place and the rock outslopes appeared to be stable. There was a
fairly lazge volume of stockpiled coal on the D seam portal bench. There were no problems with the facilities on
the D seam portal bench and at the wash plant at the bottom of the hill.
Coal Waste Stockpile
The gob pile haul road was in good condition. The road berm was in place, as were the road ditches. Straw bales
were properly placed in the road ditches. The material storage areas along the gob pile road were orderly. There
was a moderate amount of water in pond C while pond D had no standing water.
The operator was placing coal waste at the western extension area of gob pile no. 2. Above the area of coal
waste placement, the operator was excavating soil material to be used as cover material for the coal waste and to
provide additional room for coal waste. The excavated soil material was being stored at a temporary stockpile
next to the gob pile. On the east side of gob pile no. 2, small piles of damp coal waste were drying out. There
was no activity in the central part of gob pile no. 2 or at gob pile no. 1. The upland diversion ditches for the
entire gob pile area had sufficient capacity. The gob pile had positive drainage and the gob pile outslopes were
stable. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed area.
Hubbard Creek Vent Shaft
Construction continues at this site. A lot of the excavated boulders were broken up and placed in a temporary
storage area at the intersection of the Hubbard Creek road and the Freeman Gulch road. The upland diversion
ditch has been constructed and riprap has been placed in the steeper southern section of the ditch. On the north
end of the site, broken boulder pieces have been placed against the hillside just below the upland diversion ditch
Some rocks are being crushed and sized for gravel. The topsoil stockpile is near the south end of the site, away
from the current construction activities. The topsoil stockpile could use more silt fence and the topsoil signs still
need to be put up. The sediment control for the shaft site area includes silt fence, which was properly installed.
Exploration Drill Sites
The drill pad for exploration drill hole SS-4 has been graded to approximate original contour and is being
covered in erosion control blankets. The pad for SS-3 has not been drilled yet and has been prepared for winter.
Silt fence was up and the mud pit was protected with fence. The topsoil pile had silt fence and the sign was up.
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