INSPEC31264

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 6/19/2006
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Colowyo C-1981-019
19 June 2006
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Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations
made during fhe inspecfion. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during
the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a complete inspection of the Colowyo Mine conducted by Jim Stark of
CDMG. The inspection was conducted on 19, 20 and 21 June 2006. Records were
checked on 19 June 2006 with Kurtis Blunt, Tony Tennyson accompanied me on 20
June 2006 and a summer intern accompanied me on 21 June 2006. Tay Tonozzi was
present on the morning of 20 June 2006 to discuss ongoing and future permitting
actions. The mine was actively mining coal and hauling coal to the loadout at the
time of the inspection. The weather was warm and sunny and the ground was dry.
On the morning of 20 June 2006 Tay Tonozzi and I discussed current and future
permitting actions. Since the last inspection on 2 May 2006, the Division proposed a
decision to approve Technical Revision 62. TR-62 was a change to the replacement
depth of topsoil on the mine's remaining reclamation. The mine changed from a
replacement depth of 18" to a replacement depth of 8". The Division has sent a
second adequacy review letter to CCC regarding a change to the mine's post-
mining topography. CCC has received the letter and will respond to the Division's
questions. The Division has also sent a preliminary adequacy review letter to CCC
regarding Technical Revision 64, which is a request to terminate quarterly inspections
at the Streeter and Section 16 excess spoil fills. CCC has received this letter and
indicated that they would perform the final certifications of the piles as requested.
Finally, the Division has sent a preliminary adequacy review letter to CCC regarding
Technical Revision 65, which is a request to extend mining of the Section 16 Pit to the
south, increasing the disturbed boundary by 44 acres and the affected boundary by
58 acres. The Division consulted with Carl Johnston of the OSM and he indicated that
this revision would not require a federal mine plan modification.
Tay and I also discussed the pending South Taylor expansion. CCC is working with
Walsh Environmental to finalize the permit revision. Tay was working on writing the
operations and reclamation plans while I was on site. The permit revision is
scheduled to be complete and sent to the Division by 3 July 2006.
Availability of Records: -The records were checked on the afternoon of 19 June 2006
with Kurtis Blunt of CCC. All of the necessary were available at the mine's office. See
the DMG Availability of Records checklist attached at the end of this inspection
report for more details.
Signs and Markers: -All of the necessary signs (including mine ID signs, disturbed
boundary signs, stream buffer signs and blasting signs) were in place as required and
contained all of the necessary information.