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New Elk Mine <br />QUARTERLY COAL WASTE BANK~INSPECTION REPORT <br />CDMR Rules 4.09.1(11) and 4.10.2(2) <br />Mine: NEW ELK <br />Waste Bank MSHA ID. No.: Development Waste Disposal Area <br />Inspection Period: Second Quarter 2005 <br />Inspection Date: 6/24/2005 <br />General Description or Reference to Site Plan: <br />The Development Waste Disposal Aroa is located south of State Highway 12 and west of <br />the main facility Access Road. It is adjacent to and north of the Midgle Fork of the <br />Purgatoire River. The area has been used for disposal of waste rock from the underground <br />mine. Since mine closure in 1989, the area has been used for disposal of sediment removed <br />from ponds and ditches located within the mine permit area. <br />Activity During inspection: <br />Area has been idle since last quarters inspection. Surface of the active pile is dry <br />Drainage: (Discussion of springs. seeps, overiand and channel flow, underdrain construction and/or <br />discharge, integrity of 100-year 24-hour drainage structures, and evidence of positive drainage). <br />Positive drainage is maintained on the surtace of the DWP. No evidence of springs nor seeps <br />was observed. <br />Observation of Fill Construction: (Description of material, compaction, lift thicknesses, slopes, <br />and construction methods). <br />No additional fill material has been placed during the quarter. No significant erosion was observed <br />on the side-slopes. Drainage dtches were clear of any sediment accumulation. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />