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Processing Waste <br /> The faces of the Refuse Pile Expansion pile and the Lower Refuse Pile showed no evidence of <br /> structural instability. Survey markers were in place on the faces of both piles. The slope faces were <br /> grass-covered. The top of the Lower Pile is being used for equipment storage, as approved. <br /> Support Facilities <br /> No problems were found in the following areas: materials storage bench, trash compactor, explosives <br /> storage area, barrel storage building, hydraulic components storage, the Sylvester Gulch mine water <br /> pumping facility, and the polishing pond. <br /> Topsoil <br /> Grass cover appeared adequate for controlling erosion on the following stockpiles: Main Topsoil <br /> Stockpile, Sylvester Gulch Subsoil, Topsoil Piles#1 and#3 in Sylvester Gulch, the Sylvester Gulch <br /> Shaft Site stockpile, and the Deer Creek Shaft stockpile. <br /> General Mine Plan Compliance <br /> The operator appeared to be following the approved mine plan. <br /> Slides and Damage <br /> A rock slide recently occurred in Sylvester Gulch where longwall mining is occurring in Panel 25. The <br /> slide is in an area designated as having high rock fall potential on map 53b. <br /> Offsite Support Facilities <br /> Topsoil stockpile markers and sediment control measures were in place in the Corrals laydown/staging <br /> area, Deer Creek Shaft, and the borrow area for the Monument Dam work. A mine W. sign was <br /> properly displayed.on the Forest Service road at the Corrals laydown/staging area. There was no <br /> activity at the Deer Creek Shaft where the vent shaft and emergency escape shaft are being raised-bore <br /> drilled. <br /> Reclamation Success <br /> Vegetative cover appears to be providing long-term erosional stability on the reclaimed disturbed areas <br /> in the Lone Pine Gulch area. Grasses and shrubs are well-developed on these lands, which have <br /> received Phase I bond release. <br /> Documents Received <br /> No documents were received during the inspection. <br /> 4 <br />