_INSPECTION - C1980004 ‎(21)‎

• Permit No: C1980004
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 3/17/2008
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

.III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE
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.
General Comments
This was a complete inspection of the McClane Canyon Mine surface facilities and office records. The mine site
inspection was made on the morning of March 17, records were checked on the morning of March 21. 1 was not
accompanied by an operator representative on the field inspection, but I did discuss concerns I had noted with
Chuck Silengo during the inspection and with Gary Isaac during a phone conversation on March 25. Mine staff
was not on site on March 21, due to Good Friday holiday; however a security guard was in the office during my
records review.
Weather was cloudy and cool; snow had recently melted in most areas and active work areas were quite muddy
in most locations. Seasonal drainage maintenance work to clean out ditches, culvert inlets, and sediment sumps
was in progress, and continued work will be necessary. Coal was being conveyed out of the mine during the
inspection.
Availability of Records
Required records were on file and up-to-date through the 4 h quarter of 2007, with a couple exceptions noted in
the attached Records form. The recent bond increase rider(to$319,280.00)and DRMS inspections
subsequent to 11/07, need to be placed on file in the Records books at the mine office.
Roads
Road drainage structures were functional, but maintanence to clean out mud and remnant ice that accumulated
during winter road maintenance activities is necessary in many locations. Maintenance was under way during
the inspection and will need to be continued until the various road drainage ditch segments, culverts,
berms, and sumps have been restored to original design condition. The 12" culvert beneath the road
across from the pond inlet was partially blocked with icy debris, and needs to be cleaned out. The outlet
end of the same culvert needs to be cut off to remove the ragged shards at the end of the culvert.
Hydrologic Balance
The diversion ditch south of the construction material stockpile was largely obstructed by compacted weedy
debris and sediment in one location, but was cleared out during the inspection.
The sediment pond contained muddy water, pool elevation just above the level of the gated primary spillway. A
delta of coaly sediment extends for a considerable distance into the pond; cleanout would appear to be
necessary this summer.
The sediment sump in the ditch just upstream from the pond had filled in completely, but was being excavated
during the inspection. Sump cleanings were being hauled up to the mine yard area and deposited in a location
excavated within the waste coal temporary stockpile.
The collection ditch in the coal yard area that runs from the toe of the steel half culvert drop structure
down to the upper end of the inside road ditch along the MSHA berm was largely filled in with ice and
mud, and needs to be cleaned out.
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