_INSPECTION - C1996083 ‎(27)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 9/24/2008
• 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 complete inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS. Sandy Brown of the DRMS
was present for the first part of the inspection.Bill Bear represented the operator.
Main Mine Site
The paved haul road was in good condition, except for the last curve above the B-seam portal bench. The
operator is preparing to reconstruct that road curve since it was unstable. The access road up to the utility bench
was dry and in good condition. The light use road up to the material storage area that is east and above the D-
seam portal bench was also dry and passable.Road berms were in place.
The mine facilities benches were stable.Berms or barriers on the outside of the benches were in place. The cut
and fill slopes were stable as well. The small slide below the utility bench appears to have stabilized and the
repair of the small slide in the cut slope above the wash plant is holding up well. The bench outslopes were well
vegetated.The operator was using compressed air to clean off some coal fines that fell from one section of the
overhead conveyor. There were no signs of instability at the B-seam portal bench excess material storage area.
Culverts were clear and drainage ditches had sufficient capacity.However,the inlet of the culvert behind the D-
seam portal bench coal stockpile could use some repair. The coal stockpile on the D-seam portal bench was very
small in volume while the coal stockpile at the bottom of the hill was moderate in volume. The main topsoil
stockpile was well vegetated,although the grass has turned brown. The topsoil sign was up on the stockpile.The
locks were on the cap and powder houses.Pond B had been recently cleaned out and had very little standing
water in it.The ditches leading into pond B had sufficient capacity. The mine ID sign was up at the mine
entrance and surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed areas.
The haul road leading to the coal waste pile area was in good condition. The road ditch and outside edge berm
were functional.The material storage areas along the road were in order.Pond C had standing water up to the
primary discharge pipe. The float on the hose that is attached to the primary discharge pipe was in place. There
was no discharge from pond C. Pond C had been cleaned out earlier in the year. Pond D also had standing water
in it up to the primary discharge pipe but the gated valve was closed.
No problems were observed with the overhead conveyor leading to the unit train loadout. Silt fence was up next
to the Fire Mountain Canal. The material storage areas underneath the overhead conveyor were in order.No
problems were noted at the pump house. Straw bales were in position and the mine 1D sign and surface
disturbance markers were up.
Coal Waste(Gob)Piles
Gob piles nos. 1,2 and 4 were in good condition. There was positive drainage off of the gob piles.No ponding
of water was observed. The small coal fine piles on the east side of gob pile no.2 have been shipped out since
they were causing problems with compaction. The gob pile outslopes were stable.A considerable number of
dead thistle plants were on the outslope of the first bench.The thistle plants had been sprayed earlier in the
summer. The upland diversion ditches had sufficient capacity.
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