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August 30, 2004 Mountain Coal Co. P.O. Box 571 Somerset, CO 81434 West Elk Mine, Permit No. C-19 Complete, joint, inspection August 18, 2004 Participants: Henry Barbe, Chris Hanson, Mour Jim Burnell, Colorado Division of Henry Austin, Office of Surface t\i I participated in a complete, joint, i were at the mine Aug. 17 & 18, 20 localized showers. Most of the grog vegetation under stress due to both selected for inspection by the joint Evaluation Year (EY) 2005. We spent Aug. 17 in the field revie sites, up-dip monitoring well locati discussed the current and pending 1 coal leases development in this are: these proposed new areas. We look Minnesota Creek. Creek was flowi during the inspection. There are sig (proposed flume area) within ripari discussed the trans-mountain water Coal Co. (MCC) ;rals and Geology (DMG) (OSM) section of the West Elk Mine as noted above. We Weather conditions were mild and dry, with conditions inspected were very dry, and some ~isture and cattle grazing impacts. This mine was IG / OSM Oversight Team for evaluation during ing both active and reclaimed methane de-gas well ~s, and the dry fork of Minnesota Creek areas. We rmitting issues regarding the proposed additional and baseline information gathering requirements for 1 at a proposed location for a flume in the dry fork of during the inspection, measurements not taken of off road vehicle use in this stream reach i areas. The roadway is stable in this area. We into the dry fork, the Deep Creek area, etc. Also noted in the dry fork area were he line-camp cabin structure and associated fencing. Roadway in good condition in this a~ea and most areas inspected. We elected not to inspect the Lone Pine fan facilities, ~nd other minor disturbances that will be inspected in the upcoming bond release inspectiop(s). This concluded our inspection on Aug. 17. We began the inspection on Aug. 18 locations and facilities on the mine a the refuse pile expansion (RPE) area 1 of 5- season and was stable.) There runoff diversion above the RPE. We for the Sylvester Gulch facilities (any in Sylvester Gulch. Roadways and d. runoff diversions above and off of th with field stops and observations of the following ~d associated drainages: the original refuse pile and (N. face of the RPE was reclaimed this Spring-phase was a small wet reach noted in the undisturbed area lscussed DMG's recent bond evaluation inspection all mine facilities), and we inspected the facilities ches were stable and functional, and all water ;disturbed area pads inspected were functional.