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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Deserado C-1981-018 20 September 2007 Page 3/4 Processing Waste (cont.): -All of the stockpiled refuse on pile RP-Sa (that is stockpiled over the winter months) has been spread and compacted. The stockpile was in the same place it always is, on the southeast portion of the pile. As stated in last month's inspection report (22 August 2007j, the contractor used two farm tractors each towing two scraper bowls. Again, the only concern the Division has with the operation is that the farm tractors and scraper bowls are generally lighter than a scraper so it will be necessary to ensure that proper compaction of the refuse is being achieved at various points during the operation. The Division will need to carefully review the compaction testing data for refuse pile RP-5a. During the inspection the operator was smoothing the surface of the pile using a chain dragged by a dozer. They were also performing additional compaction on the pile with their haul truck (driving it over the surface of the pile). Although we did not venture onto the refuse pile because of the operation, the refuse pile did appear to be well compacted and stable at the time of the inspection, as indicated by the fact that the haul truck did not gppear to be sinking into the refuse or having traction or rolling resistance related problems. The pile was properly graded to allow water to flow off of the surface of the pile to Pond RP-5. No erosional or stability problems were observed on RP-5a at the time of the inspection. - Refuse Pile RP-1 has been reclaimed. The pile is well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems were noted on the pile at the time of the inspection. Although the pile is reclaimed and vegetated, it has not yet received any phase of bond release. All of the runoff from RP-1 goes into pond RP-1. Support Facilities: -The loadout structure was stable at the time of the inspections. No problems were observed. There did not appear to be any commingling of equipment between the mining and rail operations at the time of the inspection. The operator was not loading a train at the time of the inspection. -The pad at rock dust tank RDH-2 was stable at the time of the inspection. There were no erosional problems noted on the pad. The pad is an SAE. There was, however, some spilled rock dust on the pad below the tank that will need to be cleaned up. -The water tank bench was stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the pad. The WMVS is located adjacent to the water tank. The area is fenced off and appeared to be stable. -The processing plant bench was stable at the time of the inspection. The area is used for the storage of some mine equipment and supplies. There is also a small coal stockpile on the pad. No problems were noted on the pad. -The slot storage pad was stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the pad or the outslopes of the pad. There was, however, some erosion on the road to the slot storage. This erosion has become progressively worse over the summer and it is time to blade the road and fix the rilling problems on the road before they become a major issue.