_INSPECTION - C1980007 ‎(54)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 8/26/2008
• Email Name: TAK
• 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 Tom Kaldenbach of DRMS. Henry Barbe of Mountain
Coal Company represented the operator. Selected photographs taken during the inspection are
attached to the end of this report. With the operator's consent, this report was issued from the Denver
office of DRMS.
The operator's representative reported that the longwall was active in Panel 25 of the B seam and
development work was in progress for panel E-1 in the E seam.
This inspection focused on mine disturbances in the Minnesota Creek area and new methane drainage
well drilling activity over Panel E-1 (see attached photos). These areas were accessed during the
inspection from the mine's main surface facilities area via the road leading south of the Materials
Storage Bench which connects to the Meadow Road. The operator's contractor was drilling one of the
first methane drainage wells for panel E-1. Several drill pads over panel E-1 have been constructed
and are ready for drilling. The operator's contractor continues construction of the raised-bore vent
shaft on the Deer Creek Shaft pad.
Signs and Markers
A mine i.d. sign was properly displayed on the Forest Service road at the Corrals laydown/staging area.
Hydrologic Balance
The ground was dry in all areas inspected. Mine water was not being discharged from outfall 017 in
Sylvester Gulch.
Adequate sediment control measures were in place at all locations inspected, including: the MSB
stockpile, stockpile #5, the stockpile at the 1.2 million-gallon water tank, Corrals laydown/staging area,
Deer Creek Shaft, and the borrow area for the Monument Dam work. A variety of sediment control
measures are employed depending on location, including: straw wattles, straw bales, brush barriers,
and earthen berms.
Topsoil
Topsoil stockpile markers were in place at all locations previously mentioned under the discussion of
Hydrologic Balance. The subsoil and topsoil stockpiles are outside the fenced work area at the Deer
Creek Shaft. The topsoil stockpile at the Deer Creek Shaft has recently been regraded, with subsoil
and topsoil being adequately segregated.
Topsoil has been stockpiled and marked at each of the recently constructed drill pads over panel E-1.
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