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November 8, 1995 <br />Sunland Mining Company <br />Attn: John Harman <br />P.O. Box 289 <br />Sturgis, KY 42459 <br />Apex No. 2 Mine <br />Phase I Bond Release Inspection <br />October 24, 1995 <br />Participants: <br />Janet Hook, U.S.D.I., Bureau of Land Management (BLM) <br />Bernard Knott, Landowner <br />Greg Lewicki, Greg Lewicki & Associates <br />Joe Dudash, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) <br />Dave Berry, DMG <br />Henry Austin, Office of Surface Mining (OSM) <br />I participated in a Phase I Bond Release Inspection of the above <br />site with the noted participants. Weather conditions were sunny <br />and cold and ground conditions included only residual amounts of <br />snow from a snowfall on October 22. This site is on a south <br />facing slope and backfilling/grading conditions were visable. <br />Mr. Lewicki began by discussing the interseeding/mulching work <br />which was accomplished this fall on portions of the former coal <br />storage/shop area. An additional employee was on site also doing <br />some interseeding/mulching adjacent to the reconstructed <br />drainway. The drainway and the small area exemption both appear <br />stable with no excessive erosion noted. <br />We next inspected the sediment pond and diversion berms. The <br />sediment pond will not remain to facilitate the post mining land <br />use. We discussed various reclamation options for the pond and <br />associated diversion berms. The landowner has requested both the <br />former shop building and the light use access road to the <br />building be left to facilitate the post mining land use. The <br />landowner has made these requests in writing to DMG. <br />We next inspected the reclaimed portal areas. The portal areas <br />were backfilled with 25 feet of non-combustible material as per <br />Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requirements <br />according to Mr. Lewicki. Coal materials in the coal storage yard <br />were hauled to the Edna Mine and disposed of in the active pit <br />under an approved revision from DMG. All other reasonably <br />available spoil material was utilized in the backfilling process <br />which has resulted in a 2:1 slope which partially backfills the <br />highwall including all exposed coal seams, and exceeds the <br />required stability safety factor of 1.3. <br />