_INSPECTION - C1981019 ‎(20)‎

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 12/19/2007
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Ill. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE
Colowyo C-1981-019
19 December 2007
Pg 1/6
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations
made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during
the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a complete inspection of the Colowyo Mine conducted by Jim Stark of
CDRMS. The inspection was conducted on 19 and 20 December 2007, Tony
Tennyson of CCC accompanied me on the inspection on 19 December 2007 and
Kurtis Blunt accompanied me on the inspection on 20 December 2007. Tay Tonozzi
and I briefly discussed some of the permitting actions that are currently outstanding
at the Colowyo Mine and ones that are in the planning stages. The mine was
actively mining coal and hauling coal to the loadout at the time of the inspection.
The weather was very cold, windy and it was snowing, with heavier snows at the
higher elevations of the mine. The ground was a frozen and covered with anywhere
from a few inches to more than a foot of snow.
Availability of Records: The records were checked on the afternoon of 19 December
2007. All of the necessary records were in order and available for review at the mine
office. Please see the DBMS Availability of Records form at the end of this inspection
report for more detailed information.
Signs and Markers: - All of the necessary signs were in place as required at the time
of the inspection. Mine ID signs were in place at the main entrance and at all of the
ponds along Colorado Highway 13 as required. Colowyo has a mine identification
sign at the access point (by the Sturgeon house) along Colorado Highway 13.
Roads: - The mine access road and haul road to the Gossard Loadout is a paved
road. The road was wet at the time of the inspection but it was well maintained
and in good condition.
- The light-use road in Taylor Draw to the West Pit Pond, East Taylor Pond and West
Taylor Pond was covered with snow but it appeared to stable and well maintained at
the time of the inspection. There were some minor ruts but overall the road was in
good condition.
- The haul roads in the East and West pit areas were wet but well maintained and
stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on these
roads.
- The light-use roads around the Gossard Loadout and to the rail loop were well
maintained and in good condition.
- The haul roads in the Bower project area (topsoil removal) are well maintained and
appear to be stable. These roads are in the Taylor Draw and along the west edge of
the Section 16 Pit. There is also a new haul road that was constructed just south of
the existing Section 16 Pit. This road is for continued topsoil removal operations in
advance of the mining in the South Taylor area. This road was wet and covered with
snow in areas. The operator was actively working on the road .condition.