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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III DEG ~ <br />999 <br />QUARTERLY COAL WASTE BANK INSPECTION REPORT <br />COMR Rules 4.09.1(11) and 4.10.2(2) <br />Mine: Raton Creek <br />Waste Bank MSHA ID. No.: Primary Refuse Disposal Area <br />lnspection Period: Second Quarter 2001 <br />Inspection Date: 6-Jun-01 <br />General Description or Reference to Site Ptan: <br />Raton Creek Mine is in final reclamation. All required strictures have been removed, <br />the area brought to final grade, mulched and seeded. Areas of lesser vegetation <br />density were inter-seeded in 2000. <br />Activity During Inspection: <br />Area was inactive thoughout the quarter. Additional sized rock has been placed <br />on the west facing armoured drainage ditch. <br />Ground cover was dry. Good growth of vetch and earlier season grasses interspersed <br />with annual weeds was noted. <br />copy <br />Drainage: (Discussion of springs. seeps, overland and channel flow, underdrain construction and/ <br />or discharge, integrity of 100-year 24-hour drainage structures, and evidence of positive drainage). <br />No springs or seeps were observed on the refuse side slopes. Positive drainage is established on <br />all areas. Vegetation has been established on reclaimed areas with some minor Tilling on more <br />sparsely vegetated areas. Drainage and diversion structures were intact with some minor sediment <br />accumulation noted on the west facing diversion ditch above and to the south of the water tank. <br />Underdrain Construction has been completed. <br />Observation of Fill Construction: (Description of material, compaction, lift thicknesses, slopes, <br />and construction methods). <br />Structure has been completed to final grade. No additional material placement is anticipated. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />