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Colowyo C-1981-019 <br />19 June 2006 <br />Pg 5/b ~- <br />General Mine Pian Compliance (cont.): -The Colowyo Mine has also contracted the <br />Bower Brothers to remove approximately 1.7 million bcy of overburden from the West <br />Pit where they are removing topsoil. They will be removing the overburden down to <br />the E-Seam for the highwall miner (which will return some time this summer). This <br />overburden will be placed at the northwest side of the Section 16 Pit for the eventual <br />final reclamation of this pit. <br />-The Bower Brothers were in the process of cutting in a bench with a CAT D-10 dozer <br />on the west side of the Taylor Draw for the highwall miner. <br />-The mining at the Colowyo Mine appears to be progressing as discussed and <br />approved in the PAP. <br />Fish and Wildlife: -There were numerous deer on the Section 16 Pit reclamation and <br />a large herd of elk by the Section 16 pond. <br />- There were numerous deer along the Taylor draw to the West Pit and Taylor pond . <br />Revegetation/Reclamation Success: -The Section 16 Pit reclamation appeared to be <br />stable at the time of the inspection. There were no erosional problems noted on the <br />reclamation and the area is very well vegetated. <br />-The areas of the East Pit reclamation that have been Phase II bond released were <br />all well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems <br />were noted on these areas. <br />-The areas of the East Pit where topsoil was replaced and the areas were reseeded <br />last fall area all doing well. The vegetation is beginning to grow and the areas all <br />remain stable. There is a great deal of weeds but this is normal for year one <br />reclamation. No erosional problems were noted on any of these areas. <br />Air Resource Protection: -The haul roads were dry and the haul trucks were causing <br />some dust but the operator was continually watering the roads at the time of the <br />inspection. The operator was also putting MgCI on the roads to help control dust. <br />There was not a problem with fugitive dust. <br />- The Bower Brothers were also watering their haul roads to control fugitive dust at the <br />time of the inspection. <br />- The coal stacking operations at the Gossard Loadout were not causing any fugitive <br />dust at the time of the inspection. <br />Slides and Damage: -There was a small grass file on the railroad tracks owned by <br />Colowyo. The fire was caused by track grinding operations. The fire was <br />approximately 10 miles south of the town of Craig and burned approximately''h-acre. <br />The site is not within the permit area but was an operation performed by Colowyo in <br />conjunction with coal mining operations. <br />Excess Spoil: -The reclaimed portions of the West Pit spoil pile were well vegetated <br />and appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. Runoff from this portion of <br />the pile goes into the West Pit pond. No erosional problems were noted of the pile at <br />