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Monitoring Wells - No problems were found with King I's downstream alluvial monitoring well (the <br /> Wiltze well) and King II's downstream alluvial monitoring well (in the middle of Hay Gulch). <br /> Processing Waste <br /> The face of the waste pile at King I showed no evidence of structural instability. Several piles of <br /> material on top of the pile are ready for grading into a lift,but there was no equipment or activity on <br /> the pile during the inspection. The top of the pile was dry. The operator's 4ffi quarter 2008 refuse pile <br /> inspection report by engineering consultant Don May explained that recently graded material did not <br /> appear to have been placed in small lifts or was compacted. The operator's surface facilities manager, <br /> Jim Jarvis, explained during the current inspection that a larger dozer is being sought for reworking <br /> previously graded material to the specifications of the approved design. <br /> Support Facilities <br /> King I—The grizzly was sorting coal. Customers were hauling coal away in pick-up trucks. Fuel <br /> tanks in the surface facilities area showed no signs of leaks or spills, and have adequate spill barriers in <br /> place. <br /> King II—Earthwork for the surface facilities area of this new mine began in March 2007. Most of the <br /> surface earthwork(roads, ditches, etc.)has been completed. Structures in the <br /> office/bathhouse/warehouse area remain under construction, although there was no construction <br /> activity occurring during the inspection. Four portals have been developed. Several loads of coal were <br /> hauled away in tractor-trailer rigs during the inspection. The truck scale area appeared to be in full <br /> operation. Coaly waste at the two locations should be properly disposed of. approximately three <br /> cubic yards at southern edge of topsoil stockpile on east(Cochrane Canyon) side of the site(see photo <br /> below), and several cubic yards at southwest corner of the pond next to the concrete washout. <br /> General Mine Plan Compliance <br /> The operator appeared to be in compliance with the mine plan. <br /> 4 <br />