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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 />This aerial inspection was flown on October 30, 2000 by Harry Ranney of the Colorado Division <br />of Minerals and Geology. Joe Dudash inspected the digital pictures on November 6, 2000. There <br />were no compliance problems observed during the inspection overflight. <br />Roads <br />All of the roads at the main mine site, the west mine and auxiliary sites were passable and in <br />good shape. <br />Hvdrolow <br />There appeared to be a small amount of water in pond 1 and in the highway coal stockpile pond. <br />There was a good amount of water in the west mine pond, but the water level was still several <br />feet below discharge. No erosional gullying was observed around the mine site azeas. <br />Toasoil Stockailes <br />There was no evidence of erosional gullying at the topsoil stockpiles at the west mine portal <br />bench azea and the west mine fan area. <br />Facilities <br />For the reclamation of the west mine, the operator has removed almost all of the material at the <br />west mine, in anticipation of earthmoving operations. The main earthmoving operations have not <br />started yet. <br />There was a considerable amount of coal at the highway coal stockpile, but no trucks were <br />unloading or loading. Wind fencing had been placed on portions of the pile's top. A berm had <br />been constructed on the sides of the pile top, as well. No trains were loading and no coal haul <br />trucks were unloading at the train loadout. No problems with fugitive dust were observed at any <br />of these sites. <br />Mine equipment and material was being temporarily stored on the crusher/screener bench, for <br />later removal. <br />Slope Stability <br />There were no signs of geo-technical instability at any of the cut and fill slopes aoound the mine. <br />c:\ms97\bow ie 1 ~ nsp 1000b <br />