_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(49)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 6/25/2009
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

/I/. 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 complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety. Tom Bird represented the operator. With the operator's consent,this report was issued
from the Denver office of DRMS.
Mining was active at the King II Mine in the set of six entries immediately west of the entries leading
from the portals. The four portals of the King I Mine have been sealed with a shot-crete type of
material a short distance into each portal from the surface opening. The ground was dry at King I and
II. Selected photos taken during the inspection are provided at the end of this report.
DRMS received a citizen report in May 2009 of suspected hauling of coal combustion waste to the
King Mines from a distant power plant. No material or activities were found during this complete
inspection that indicated coal combustion waste is on the site.
Availability of Records
The results of the records check are shown on the attached list. All required records were available.
Signs and Markers
King I - Mine i.d. signs and affected area markers were properly displayed.
King II—A mine i.d. sign was on display at the mine's entrance on County Road 120. The perimeter
of the affected area was marked with"permit boundary" signs and survey stakes. Work recently was
completed on the main topsoil stockpile in Cochrane Canyon. Access to the stockpile is blocked by a
berm,but topsoil markers are needed on the stockpile.
Roads
King I -The mine entrance haul road was well maintained.
King II-The haul/access road was well maintained.
Hydrologic Balance
King I Ponds - The east and west ponds contained small pools of water, several feet below the
principal spillway discharge elevations. The outlet end of the secondary spillway(8"pipe) of the west
pond remained exposed (soil had been removed from it during the October 2008 inspection). Sediment
level markers (marked staffs)were in place, having been installed since the October 2008 inspection.
Embankments, inslopes, and spillways appeared in good condition.
King II Pond—The pond was dry. The pond embankment, inslopes, and spillway structure appeared
in good condition.