_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(55)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 9/16/2009
• 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.
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. Mining was active at the King II Mine in the section
immediately west of the entries leading from the portals. The ground was dry on the first day of the
inspection, September 16, 2009. The ground was wet on the second day of the inspection, September
17 from rain the night before. Selected photos taken during the inspection are provided at the end of
this report.
The first day of the inspection(September 16, 2009)included inspection of undermined areas of the
Huntington Ranch for subsidence impacts, and a meeting with the operator's engineering consultant in
Durango regarding as-built certifications that are in review in TR-15. The second day of the inspection
(September 17, 2009) focused on the King I and II surface facilities areas.
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. A topsoil marker was being installed on the stockpile during the inspection.
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. Embankments, inslopes, and spillways appeared in good
condition.