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TTI. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE This was a complete inspection. conducted by Joe Dudash of Colorado DMG. Basil Bear represented the operator. The mine temporarily ceased coal minine operations in December of 1997. However. reclamation activities continue. Also. the loadout is operatine. Presently. the loadout is receivine only Bowie No. 2 coal. The stockpiled Bowie No. 1 coal will be shipped out at a later date. The mine is experiencine some delays in settine enoueh coal cazs for coal shipments. The operator has hired some additional help for enviro~unental compliance work. Mine ID sins were up at the appropriate places and contained the correct information. Distwbed area marker sie_ns were u_p around the minesite. Topsoil stockp_ ile sim_ s were also present. SEDIMENTATION PONDS Ponds 1. 2 and 3 contained only a small amount of water. Pond 4 was dry. The Bate valve for pond 4 was closed while the Bated valves were open for ponds 1. 2 and 3. The pond bin walls appeared to be stable. Spillways were functional. The West Ridee waste pile pond contained a little water. about 3 feet below discharee. The discharee tubes were cleaz. The ROM pile pond was nearly dry. The Bate valve was closed. Both ponds had well veeetated inslopes and outslopes. The water level in the West Mine pond was 3 feet below dischare_ e. S_pillwav_ s were functional and the embanlanent appeared to be stable. The pond at the loadout was dry. The bin wall was stable and s_pillwav_ s were functional. There was only a little water in the hiehwav stockpile pond. CULVERTS. DITCHES AND BERMS The culverts around the minesite were functional. althoueh a few could use the inlets cleaned of recent rock fall. The inlet to culvert M. at the temporary coal stockp_ ile. and the inlets to three culverts on the road to the West Mine need a little maintenance to clear out