INSPEC37752

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 12/6/2006
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the
inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or
evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. There had been a snowfall of at least one
foot recently. About 4 to 6 inches of snow remained on the ground.
West Mine
The Stevens Gulch road was recently plowed. The road from Stevens Gulch road to the mine site was plowed
only part way to the mine. The entire backfilled and graded site was snow covered and there were no signs of
slope instability. The two sediment ponds were covered in snow and the pond embankments did not appear to
have any stability problems either. The mine ID sign was up by the road.
Run-Of--Mine (ROM) Stock ile
The haul road leading to this site was snow covered but it was passable. The sediment pond had only a little
frozen water in it. The gated primary discharge valve was closed. The pond and the topsoil stockpile were snow
covered. There was no standing water on top of the pile. The mine ID sign was up at the entrance.
Well Field
This site was snow covered as well. The road leading to the site was plowed. The mine ID sign was up at the
entrance. The topsoil stockpile sign was up on the snow covered topsoil stockpile.
Hip_hway Coal Stockpile
The snow covered cut slopes at this site appeared to be stable. There was only a little frozen snowmelt in the
sediment pond. The entrance road was not plowed but was passable and the mine ID sign was up.
East Mine
The front gate was closed and locked. The mine ID sign was up on the gate and contained the correct
information. The paved haul road, access road and light use roads were all snow covered but were passable. All
of the benches were snow covered. The bench outslopes face south so the snow was beginning to melt off of
them. The cut slopes, including the portal bench highwall, and the fill slopes appeared to be stable. The operator
has been dismantling the structures at the electrical substation.
The west ridge waste pile was snow covered and appeared to be stable. There was no standing water in the
sediment pond. The pond spillways were functional. The otd waste pile also appeared to be stable. "There was
only snow in each of the four bin wall ponds. The bin walls appeared to be stable.
Unit'1'rain Loadout
Demolition work continues on the structures. Some debris is being hauled out by truck. The concrete is being
crushed to gravel size for use as road betl inside the t3ow~e No. 2 Mme. A large magnet is taking out the rebar.
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