ENFORCE32042

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 2/14/1985
• Doc Name: NEW ELK MINE 01/31/1985 INESPECTION OUR FN C-012-81
• From: MLRD
• To: WYOMING FUEL CO
• Violation No.: CV1985004
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
David H. Getehsa Executive Director
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
DAYID6. SHELTON, Dlnctor
Richard D. Lamm
Governor
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COAL INSPECTION REPORT
NEW ELK MINE
C-012-
Wyoming Fuel Company
Same
Weston, Colorado 81081
Las Animas
January 31, 1985
Underground, private
Gregg Squire, Brian Munson, Jeff Deckler
Clear, -5oF, 4 inches of snow cover
9:15 A.M.
Partial
Mr. Jack Snow
I. General Comments
The sediment pond at the base of the refuse disposal area has been
constructed. Clearing and topsoil stripping within the refuse disposal area is
continuing. The underdrain in this area is being constructed. Refuse from
the wash plant was being deposited in this area through the conveyor system
over the highway.
No coal was being mined at this mine. Mine run coal was being trucked from
the Golden Eagle Mine to the New Elk Mine and being stored in an area west of
the mine entrance road, between State Highway 12 and the Purgatoire River.
This area is adjacent to the vegetation test plots established by CSU. NOV
C-85-003 was written for not routing runoff from this storage pile through a
sediment pond.
During the inspection of the wash plant area it was noted that water was being
discharged from the wash plant and from the thickener tank. This was being
routed past sediment Pond 6, which had a berm constructed across the pond
inlet, and was being directed into sediment Pond 7. NOV C-85-004 was written
for discharging water from the wash plant which had been approved as a closed
system (no discharge).
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