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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 Complete Inspection of the New Horizon Mine conducted by Marcia Talvitie of the Colorado DRMS beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, 21 September 2009. Ross Gubka represented the operator, Western Fuels-Colorado, and was present throughout the entire inspection. The weather was clear, cool and breezy. Mining operations were shut down due to scheduled maintenance at the San Miguel Generating Station. Availability of Records Records were available at the mine office for review. A completed DRMS Availability of Records form is attached to this report. Permitting Summary • RN-05 - The Division issued its proposed decision to renew the New Horizon Permit on 24-Aug-2009. The Public Notice appeared in the San Miguel Basin Forum on the 3rd and 1 Oth of September. The 30- day public comment period will end on the 3,d of October. If no objections are received by that date, the renewal will likely be issued during the following week. • PR-06 - Stipulation 16 attached to RN-05 requires WFC to submit a permit revision no later than 30 days following the formal issuance of RN-05. Among other things, this PR will address post-mining land uses west of 2700 Road. • SL-12 - WFC's Public Notice will appear weekly through the 8th of October. Completeness will be determined within 10 days from that date, if all other items required have been received by the Division. The date of the bond release inspection has yet to be determined. • TR-59-The Division's Preliminary Adequacy Review is due on the 2nd of October. Sighs and Markers The annual AVS check was conducted during the inspection. Information presented on the sign posted at the mine entrance is current and correct. Roads • Above-ground electrical lines and buried telephone cable have been installed along the eastern and western (respectively) sides of the reconstructed 2700 Road. These two utilities will likely be included in the future bond release application for the roads. • Right-of-Way fencing has been installed along both sides of 5th Road, which extends westward from the support facilities area and bisects Pond 007. The fencing was installed to comply with County requirements. • Reclamation of the BB Detour Road will vary by landowner. Mr. Benson wishes for the road on his property (the western segment) to be left in place for his future use. Mr. Richards wants the detour on his parcel to be reclaimed. WFC plans to construct an access track to the diversion box on an easement along Richards' eastern fence line. Ross described the reclamation process for the road, and we discussed erosion control BMPs that would be appropriate to use (straw bales and excelsior logs). The Permit currently states that all of BB Detour Road is to be reclaimed. A revision application should be submitted which reflects that the Benson segment will be retained as a permanent feature. New Horizon Mine C-1981-008 21 Sep-2009 -1-