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.~ <br />INSPENfION REPORT <br />May 1, 1991 <br />L S L Energy Co., Inc <br />6130 So Memorial Drive <br />Tulsa, Oklahoma <br />Blue Flame mine <br />Page 1 <br />Personnel Present During the Inspection: <br />Allen Small: Contractor for L 6 L F,nergy <br />Terry Maines: Equipment operator for Mr. Small <br />Harry Ranney: Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />Gary Fritz: Office of Surface Mining/Albuquerque Field Office 11244 <br />Weather and Ground Conditions during the Inspection: Cloudy, windy <br />and cool; dry with no sign of precipitation within the last twenty <br />four hour period <br />GENERAL COMMENTS <br />This was a complete oversight inspection. The State was notified <br />regarding my schedule and was able to meet roe at the mine to conduct <br />a ioint inspection. <br />This is a small underground mine that has recently been sold to L 6 L <br />Energy. A son of the former owner is a partner in the new <br />corporation which is now the current owner and operator. As a new <br />opertor, the corporation applied for an adjacent federal coal lease <br />in order to continue mining. Apparently, they were not successful in <br />attaining the coal so there is some speculation that the mine will be <br />closed and reclaimed. <br />When the new operator took over the mine, the mining and reclamation <br />permit was revised, in addition, the surface facilities were also <br />rebuilt to meet the renewed permitting requirments with the exception <br />of the embankment for the sediment control pond. The dam was rebuilt <br />but the embankment of the structure does not meet the regulatory <br />requirement for overall S to 1 slopes. The are under a mining and <br />reclamation board order, initiated after cessation oBrder 11 CO-90-031 <br />was issued to the operaDbr for non-compliance, to complete the work <br />on the pond embankment within ninety days of which approximately two <br />wee'.cs remain as of this inspection. Mr. Small said that he could <br />rebuild the pond according to the design requirements and would be <br />able to complete the work within the time frame prescribed but to <br />date did not have the authorization from the operator to do so. He <br />