_INSPECTION - C1981019 ‎(42)‎

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 4/27/2009
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS - COMPLIANCE
Colowyo C-1981-019
27 April 2009
Pg 114
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 inspection of the Colowyo Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDRMS.
The inspection was conducted on 27 and 28 April 2009. Ryan Pawlowski of CCC
accompanied me on 27 April 2009 and Kurtis Blunt of CCC accompanied me on 28
April 2009. The mine was actively mining coal and hauling coal to the loadout at the
time of the inspection. The weather was cool and sunny on 27 April and cool, sunny
and very windy on 28 April 2009. The ground was muddy in spots on both days and
all of the snow at the site has melted.
Signs and Markers: - The Mine ID and blasting notification signs were in place at the
main gate and at the entrance to the four ponds along Colorado Highway 13
(Streeter, Gulch A, Prospect and Section 28).
- The stream buffer signs were in place along the Taylor Creek.
Roads: - The main access road and haul road to the Gossard Loadout is a paved
road. The road was dry and in good condition.
- The light-use road in the Taylor Draw (to the West Pit, East Taylor and West Taylor
Ponds) was mostly dry at the time of the inspection. There were some muddy spots
at the crossings to the sumps. The road does have some minor rutting but Kurtis
indicated that the road would be bladed this spring. Overall the road is stable and
well maintained.
- The haul roads in the East Pit, West Pit were all stable and well maintained at the
time of the inspection. There was not a problem with fugitive dust from the roads
and no erosional problems were noted.
- Colowyo was working on the in-pit portion of the haul road proposed in Technical
Revision 76. They were working in the West Pit, north of the active operations. Since
this portion of the road is in-pit, it does not require the permitting and design
requirements for haul roads. There is a portion of this road along the Taylor Draw that
is not in-pit and is required to be designed and permitted according to Rule 4.03.1 .
The Division is currently evaluating these designs as part of the TR-76 submittal. The
Division sent out a preliminary adequacy review letter on 24 March 2009 and is
awaiting responses from Colowyo.
- The haul roads in the South Taylor Pit were all dry and there was not a problem with
fugitive dust at the time of the inspection. There was at one time a road that went to
the bottom (underdrain area) of the C-C' portion of the East Taylor Fill but this road
has been covered with spoil material.
- The Sturgeon road was accessible at the time of the inspection. The road was well
maintained and stable and there were no erosional problems noted. The Missouri
crossings along the road remain in good condition.