_INSPECTION - C1980001 ‎(19)‎

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 4/20/2009
• 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 20 April 2009. The weather was clear and the mine
site was wet and partially snow covered during the on-the-ground inspection of the site. There was
locations of substantial amount of snow cover throughout the mine site and access to the entire mine
site was not feasible by road do to snow cover. A portion of the inspection was conducted from
County Road 29 to the west of the mine site.
Signs and Markers
The mine I.D. signs were in place at the entrance of the Old Tipple Road entering the mine area to the
south, the access road off of County Road 78, the Oak Creek Facilities Area and the North Road
entering the mine area from the north. All mine I.D. signs were in compliance with all required
information displayed and no problems noted at the time of the inspection.
Roads
The Old Tipple Road, North Road, Lower Moffat Road, Center Ridge Pond Road, West Ridge Pond
Road, and West Ridge Road were covered with a substantial amount of snowfall and access was
either limited or inaccessible. Portions of the North Road the Old Tipple Road, Lower Moffat Road,
Center Ridge Pond Road, West Ridge Pond Road, and West Ridge Road were inspected from
County Road 29. All roads were stable with no problems noted at the time of the inspection. Culverts
and roadside ditches were snow covered.
Hydrologic Balance
All sediment ponds were holding water at the time of the inspection. All embankments appeared to
be stable with no visible signs of erosion or damage.
The Moffat Pond, Center Ridge, and West Ridge ponds contained water at the time of the inspection.
All embankments were stable with no problems noted. The primary spillways were functioning as
permitted and the emergency spillways were in compliance with no problems noted at the time of the
inspection.
The four Moffat down drains were wet and stable with no evident signs of damage. No water was
observed flowing in the drains at the time of the inspections.
The "string-of-pearls" permanent drainage channel was stable and holding water in 5 impoundments.
The area appeared to be stable with no signs of damage.