INSPEC38916

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 3/13/2006
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Colowyo C-1981-019
13 March 200
Pg 1/5
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 complete inspection of the Colowyo Mine conducted by Jim Stark of
CDMG. The inspection was conducted on 13 and 14 March 2006. Tay Tono~i and
Tony Tennyson of CCC accompanied me on different portions of the inspection. The
mine was actively mining coal and hauling coal to the Loadout at the time of the
inspection. The weather was cold and snowing and the ground was covered with
snow.
The afternoon of 13 March 2006 was primarily spent discussing CCC's submittal of
Technical Revision 63 -anew post-mining topography. The issues discussed were
mainly the changes CCC was proposing to the drainage pattern, the drainage
density and the need to tie-in the reconstructed drainages to the native drainages.
More details can be found in the preliminary adequacy letter for Technical Revision
63.
CCC also hand delivered the adequacy responses to Technical Revision bl -revised
reclamation cost estimate, during the inspection. The box included three binders
containing the revised reclamation cost estimate and an envelope containing three
copies of the cover letter, page changes and revised pages.
Availability of Records: The records were checked on the afternoon of 13 March 2006
and the blasting records were checked on the afternoon of 14 March 2006. All of the
necessary records were available at the mine office. See the "DMG Availability of
Records" form at the end of this inspection for more details. See also the Blasting
heading for more details regarding the blasting records.
Roads: -The access road and haul road to the Gossard Loadout is a paved road.
The road was well maintained and in good condition.
-The light-use road to the West Pit and East Taylor ponds was inaccessible due to
snow at the time of the inspection.
-The haul roads in the East and West pit areas were all well maintained and stable at
the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on these roads.
- The light-use roads around the Gossard Loadout and to the rail loop were all well
maintained and in good condition.
Hydrologic Balance: -Sump 2 contained water several feet below the top at the time
of the inspection. The sump was stable at the time of the inspection.
-Sump 3 was almost dry at the time of the inspection (it appeared to contain only a
small pool of water covered with snow). The sump was stable at the time of the
inspection.