_INSPECTION - C1981012 ‎(21)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 10/19/2009
• Email Name: KAG
• 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 Kent Gorham of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division). The New Elk mine has been closed since the
early 1980's and sealed since about 1989. The new operator, New Elk Coal Company LLC
has plans to re-enter the underground workings for potential re-development of the Allen coal
seam and possible new development of other coal resources in the immediate area Ground
conditions on this day were dry. The weather was clear and mild.
Hydrologic Balance
Pond 4 at the Development
Waste Pile (DWP) remains
dry. Pond 7 (at right) =
remains nearly full and should
be manually discharged in the e
nearfuture. Thefive
containments at this site
remain dry. Underground
mine water was being
discharged to Pond 001 on
the 19' but the pond was not
discharging.
Backfilling and Grading
The operator recently
received approval of Technical Revision No. 51 (TR-51) to excavated an area at the West
Mine to repair the roof of an incline slope some 35 feet below the surface (shown at left
below). The incline slope was the location of a prior mine collapse 3-4 years ago that was
final repaired after initial unsuccessful attempts. The excavated material is piled immediately
to the north of the hole (shown at right below).
.-,"M.
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