_INSPECTION - C1981047 ‎(15)‎

• Permit No: C1981047
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 4/21/2008
• Email Name: JJD
• 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.
This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.No one represented the operator
during the field inspection. The reclaimed mine site was completely free of snow.
Roads
The road up Hubbard Creek was recently upgraded by Bowie Resources LLC for access to their Hubbard Creek
vent shaft construction project. The road was in very good condition.The mine access road across Hubbard
Creek was also in good condition. The access road to pond 5 was dry and passable. The Oxbow Mining LLC
road across the pond 5 embankment has been reclaimed.
Sins and Markers
The mine ID sign and the"records location"sign were up on the closed and locked gate.The mine id sign
contained the required information.
Hydrology
Pond 4 was completely dry. The pond embankment was stable and the spillways were functional. The road
culvert that brings runoff from the reclaimed coal stockpile area to pond 4 was clear. The upland diversion ditch
behind the reclaimed coal stockpile area was well vegetated.
The water level in pond 5 was about 6 inches below the discharge pipe. The gated primary valve was closed.
Oxbow had used the area in front of incised pond 5 for access to their methane degas holes. Oxbow reclaimed
the road and regraded the pond's emergency spillway. The collection ditch leading into pond 5 had sufficient
capacity.
The Hubbard Creek culvert under the mine access road was functioning properly.Hubbard Creek was running
high.
Reclamation
The reclaimed coal stockpile area had a good vegetative cover.No problems with erosion were observed.
The reclaimed slopes appeared to be stable.The slopes had a good vegetative cover. There were no indications
of erosional gullying or slope stability problems. There were several small areas where seeps made the ground a
little wet. There was a small trickle of water coming out of the north underdrain and the south underdrain.The
central underdrain had no water coming out of it,however.
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