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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 coal inspection of conducted by Jason Musick of the Colorado Division of, Reclamation, Mining, and Safety(Division)on 03 December 2008. Henry Barbe and Ryan Sweetwood of Mountain Coal Company accompanied the inspection. The weather was cloudy during the inspection. The ground was wet with a small amount of snow cover on the ground. The longwall was not active at the time of the inspection. Signs and Markers Mine I.D. signs were properly displayed at Highway 133. Roads All roads at the facility area were in dry and in good condition with no problems noted at the time of the inspection. The Sylvester Gulch road was dry to the road that leads to the Deer Creek shaft construction area. The Sylvester Gulch road was stable and in good condition with no problems noted at the time of the inspection. The upper section of the Sylvester Gulch road appeared to be recently maintained and was in good condition. Road ditches and culverts appeared to be in compliance with no problems noted. The access road leading from Sylvester Gulch to the Deer Creek shaft construction site and on to Monument Dam was well maintained with a small amount of snow cover downhill towards the dam. Processing Waste Grading and bulldozing work was being conducted on the refuse pile slopes at the time of the inspection. The Refuse Pile showed no evidence of structural instability or signs of erosion at the time of the inspection. Support Facilities No problems were noted in and around the main facilities area. Work was being conducted to enclose the facilities on top of the stacker tubes. There was a small amount of coal stock pile at the time of the inspection. No problems were noted at the following sites: Shaft#1 vent intake and air heating building, Shaft#2 exhaust area, Shaft#3 exhaust area, and the Sylvester Gulch substation. Construction continues at the Deer Creek Shaft site. The main shaft was -50 ft at the time of the inspection. No problems were noted in and around the Deer Creek shaft site. Off-Site Support Facilities The Monument Dam appeared to be complete. No problems were noted and the dam appeared to be stable with a substantial amount of water in the reservoir.