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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 ehforcement action. . This aerial inspection was flown on February 25, 2004. The digital pictures were reviewed on February 27, 2004. There were no compliance problems that were observed during the overflight. There was some snow on the ground, more at the higher elevations. However, facilities azeas were cleaz of snow: Facilities There was a small amount of stockpiled coal on the D-seam portal bench. The Division has been informed that longwall mining in the northernmost panel. D-9, is finished and that the longwall equipment is being moved to the west district longwall panel WD-1. Development of the B-seam bench and portals continues. Coal was being trucked out of the B-seam workings and hauled by truck to the D-seam portal bench: There was continued development activity on the B-seam portal bench area. The coal stockpile adjacent to old highway 133 is only at one third of capacity. The work continues on constructing the third stacker tube for the prepazation plant system. Straw bales for sediment control off of the bench area have been installed at various locations along the work site, in order to keep the highway clean during this construction phase. Construction continues on the preparation plant facilities. The structural steel for the building and the foundation for the circulaz tank aze being worked on. There was no equipment stored on the new material storage area pad that is just west of Pond D. At the gob pile, small piles of gob material were placed on the gob pile for drying. There was no ponded water on top of the gob pile. The upland diversion ditch appeazed to be functional with ample capacity. Roads The main paved haul road was dry and appeared to be in excellent condition. The gob pile haul road appeazed to be somewhat dry and in excellent condition as well. Slope Stability Most of the mine site slopes were free of snow cover. There were no indications of geo-technical instability with any of the cut and fill slopes and benches.