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Below aro commerts on the ktepsctlort. The comments Include disaatision of obesrvatlone made durtip the Ytepectlort. CommerMs also descrbe any enforosmant actlons taken durkig the 4ropection and the facts or evidence st~poiiMty the enforcement actlon. On Novmiber 18, and 19, 1997, William J. Carter 5nm the Division of Minerals and Geology, aooompanied by Tam Anderson, representing oxbow carbon and Minerals, performed a partial inspedian. Dun:ng the two days of this inspection the weather varied from clear and warm to cold a~ cloudy with intamiment scow. Tom: • The topsoil pile next to substation gthrae is being added to as called for in MR 45. • It has tam requested by Tam Andasan that a small amount of topsoil slang the western sad of the West Valley Fill Divasian ditch ba stared adjacent m the diversion ditch ratter than being moved to the Elk Cmek topsoil stockpile. It is the opinion of this inspector that this would be advamageous for keeping the topsoil alive a~ in better strttctiaal oanditian rather then bta~ying it in the huge polo up Elk Ccedc. Oxbow Carbon dt Mensal, Inc. needs m submit a MR for these minor oonstrtxtion changes far off'utial Division approval, and m update all relevant pages and maps within the permit. This particular eras will also requiro topsoil signs. S114aideals: On November 19, 1997, Tom Anderacn and this inspector toured the area nbove the 3snbarn Crak Mine by traveling up Coal Gulch and across the back reentry m the Eest side of I-Iawksnest Creek. The observations of this trip areas follows: • Along the east site of Coal Gulch theca is an old slide area that. does not appear to be moving at the time of this inspxtion. This area appears bo be unstable and should be expected to have at least minor movement during the wet springtime. • The West side of Havvksnest Cre~elc is dse sight of an old slide that appears m be inactive at this time. This area is covered with tall oak brush with patches of aspen groves that appear to be located whore madshae is clone to the surface. • Sevval phoWgraphs was taken of this area that can be used to camparo this eras in the futtue bo assist in determining if fuhae movement is caused by langwall mining.