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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of the <br />Division. The inspector was not accompanied on the physical <br />inspection by company personnel. The mine is active but has <br />recently had a stoppage in coal production due to a severe "Bump" <br />that occurred on May 10, 1996. The bump caused a floor heave along <br />with a roof fall that temporarily trapped seven miners. All of the <br />miners were freed and a couple were treated for dust inhalation. <br />The mine is expected to start up coal production again around May <br />28, 1996. <br />This inspection began at the upper fan level. The roads in this <br />area have recently been maintained and were in good condition. <br />Some of the excess material that was produced through the <br />maintenance process should be hauled to the refuse disposal area or <br />re-spread in place. The road ditch should also be re-cut on the <br />access road leading up to the fan level where the small slide <br />occurred this past spring. <br />The refuse disposal area was inspected and the pile has been <br />receiving material recently. The 10o-year ditch was inspected and <br />is in excellent condition. The sediment pond was cleaned last fall <br />and is holding up very well and was dry on this inspection. The <br />area that was seeded in the fall of 1994 is starting to exhibit <br />permanent reclamation species cover which is crowding out the <br />cheatgrass that was present in this area. <br />The west mine area pond was being discharged via pump so that it <br />can be cleaned later this summer. The discharge was sampled by the <br />operator and appeared clear the day of the inspection. The fan <br />area was inspected and no problems were noted. The small area <br />exemption berm and hay bale filter north of the fan were in good <br />condition and appeared to be functioning properly. <br />The ROM coal stockpile area was inspected and no problems were <br />noted. Some maintenance should be conducted to remove sediment <br />build-up at the inlet of the drainage pipe that conveys water from <br />the pile level into the sediment pond. <br />The 1-4 series sediment ponds were all in good working order and <br />new control gates have recently been installed on ponds 2 and 3. <br />Pond 2 was holding a very small amount of water and pond 1 had been <br />partially cleaned recently. <br />The loadout area east pond was dry and stable. The west stockpile <br />area pond had been cleaned recently and the collection ditches had <br />