_INSPECTION - C1981010 ‎(63)‎

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 4/21/2009
• Email Name: JDM
• 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 coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining, and Safety(Division)on 21 April 2009. The weather was clear during the on-
the-ground inspection of the site. Graham Roberts of TMI accompanied the inspection. The ground
was wet on the upper portions and back side of the site at the time of the inspection.
Trapper continues to progress with mining in the F-Pit and Z-Pit.
Roads
All haul roads were dry and stable at the time of the inspection. All haul road side ditches were
functioning as permitted at the time of the inspection. Adequate runoff was noted with no signs of
damage or erosion. Access roads were wet with access to the ponds. Side ditches were snow
covered. All access roads appeared to be stable with no damage noted with the exception of the
following sediment pond access roads:
• West pyeatte, east pyeatte, and no name.
These access roads will require grading in order to provide adequate runoff from the road.
Hydrologic Balance
Ponds were being monitored by Graham Roberts of TMI during this inspection. Four ponds were
discharging during the inspection.
• No Name appeared stable with no problems noted. No Name contained water and had a
discharge rate of.14, pH-8.3, 11 C and 1680 conductivity.
• Middle Flume contained water and was discharging through the 1" Baski flume at .40 and pH
at 8.6, 15C, and 2020.
• Johnson contained water with discharge at .10 and pH at 8.4, 14C and 3410 conductivity.
• East Pyeatt was discharging at the combined monitoring point at 0.74 with a pH of 7.6, 9C, and
2190. The spring at East Pyeatt had a discharge of 0.4 through the 1" Baski flume, pH 7.4, 7C,
and 3300. Large amount of water cress at the discharge measuring points was observed.
The two dozer basins above Oak Creek have filled with sediment and will need to be addressed to
remove sediment and allow basins to hold water and slow runoff.
All pond embankments were stable with no problems noted at the time of the inspection. All spillways
were in compliance at the time of the inspection.
Slides and Damage
The 2006 landslide area appeared stable. No further movement was noted during the inspection.
Trapper Mine was operating as permitted, with no major problems or maintenance issues noted at the
time of the inspection.