INSPEC45379

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/26/1996
• Doc Name: COAL INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 8/27/1996
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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exhibited minor damage. Damage included minor cracking of reinforced foundational grade beam
footings, separation of the slab-on-grade structural floor poured within the grade beam
foundational footings, pinching of doors, and drywall cracking and drywall tape separation. It
does not appear that major structural damage has occurred.
Mr. Mautz informed the Division and MCC of the damage. Following inspection of the structure,
MCC proposed and completed repairs to the structure, with Mr. Mautz's approval. MCC' has
subsequently proposed to compensate Mr. Mautz for diminution of the structure's value or to
conduct additional minor subsidence-related repairs. To the best of our knowledge, Mr. Mautz
has refused MCC's proposal.
Conclusions
DMG's examination of the active landslide within Section 24 on Jumbo Mountain, and DMG's
review of the conditions attendant to that situation, lead us to the following conclusions.
(1) A 30- to 50-acre active landslide is occurring within the SW1/4 of Section 24 on Jumbo
Mountain, above and adjacent to underground mining being conducted by Mountain Coal
Company.
(2) The immediate area of this active landslide has been the locus of repeated ancient, historic
and modern episodes of similar landsliding.
(3) The MCC extraction of coal has caused subsidence of the overlying ground surface as
projected and approved within their mine permit.
(4) There is no evidence with which to definitively verify or discount a connection between
subsidence of the MCC mine workings and this active landslide.
(5) Subsequent to the approval of underground coal extraction, including prediction of ground
surface subsidence by MCC, Mr. Mautz chose to erect a guest ranch cabin within an area
predicted to experience potentially damaging subsidence.
(6) Subsidence occurred and minor structural damage was sustained by the guest ranch cabin
erected by the Mr. Mautz.
(7) MCC effected repairs to Mr. Mautz's cabin, with Mr. Mautz's approval. MCC has
subsequently offered Mr. Mautz compensation for value diminution or additional repairs.
(8) Cracking and [roughing has occurred on private roads within the active landslide mass.
These features appear to represent a potential hazard to individuals using these roads.
(9) MCC has offered to effect repairs to these roads. Mr. Mautz has refused to grant access
to MCC's Contractor to accomplish the proposed repairs. (Hopefully, Mr. Mautz and
MCC can come to some agreement to effect the repairs, in the interest of minimizing risk.)
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