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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: <br />Waste Bank MSHA ID. No.: Primary Refuse Disposal Area (RDA) <br />Inspection Period: Third Quarter 2005 <br />Inspection Date: 9/26/2005 <br />General Description or Reference to Site Plan: <br />The Refuse Disposal Area is located north of State Highway 12 and the Middle Fork of the <br />Purgatoire River. Refuse was transported from the preparation plant to the RDA by conveyor belt. <br />The plant has been idle since March of 1996 at which time the last refuse was placed on the <br />fill area. <br />Activity During Inspection: <br />Area has been idle throughout the quarter and no activity occurred during the inspection. The <br />surface was dry as recent precipitation has been limited. <br />Maintenance on the rip-rapped drains was completed during the first quarter. An inspection of the <br />drains determined that they were returned to design specifications. <br />Drainage: (Discussion of springs. seeps, overland and channel flow, underdrain construction and/ <br />or discharge, integrity of 100-year 24hour drainage sWctures, and evidence of positive drainage). <br />No springs or seeps were observed on the refuse side sopes. Positive drainage is established on <br />all areas. Vegetation is well established on previously reGaimed areas. <br />Observation of Fill Construction: (Description of material, compaction, lift thicknesses, slopes, <br />and construction methods). <br />No new fill was placed during the quarter. <br />Indications of Potential Failure or Instability: <br />None observed. Surface and side slopes were inspected for slumps, tension Cracks, and other <br />indigGons of potential failure. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />