_INSPECTION - C1983059 ‎(44)‎

• Permit No: C1983059
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 5/12/2009
• Email Name: JJD
• 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 inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DRMS.Jim Kiger represented the
operator during the inspection.
Signs and Markers
The mine id signs were up at the three locations;one at the main entrance, one at the east entrance and one by
the railroad crossing. Perimeter markers were also up around the site.
Roads
The paved main haul road was in good condition. The graveled east entry way was also in good condition. The
east gate was open. The dirt road adjacent to the railroad tracks was passable.
Facilities
There were small stockpiles of coal on the facilities bench,except for the coal fines stockpile,which was
somewhat large. The coal fines stockpile will be trucked back to Oxbow's Elk Creek Mine later in the week.
Coal haul trucks were unloading and coal rail cars were being loaded during the inspection. Although there was
considerable wind occurring during the inspection,there were no fugitive dust problems observed.
There were no problems observed at the material storage area,the substation,truck weigh station and the
loadout office.Also,there were no indications of problems at the coal haul truck unloading structure, crushing
and screening structures and coal railcar loading structures.
Hydrology
There was only a little standing water in the east sediment pond. The pond's embankment was stable and well
vegetated, as were the pond's inslopes.The primary discharge pipe gated valve was closed and the emergency
spillway had sufficient capacity. Straw bales and silt fence were in place at the railroad track small area
exemption. Water was flowing through the private ditch that runs on the west side of the loadout property.
Topsoil Stockpiles
The two topsoil stockpiles had good vegetative cover. There were no signs of erosional problems. The topsoil
signs were in place on each topsoil stockpile.
Noxious Weeds
There were only a few occurrences of whitetop at the loadout and they were mainly in the grassy areas north of
the facilities bench. The operator arranged to have the weeds sprayed. There were virtually no occurrences of
white top anywhere else. The operator has done a good job of controlling noxious weeds on the site.
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