2009-11-24_INSPECTION - C1981019

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Ill. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Colowyo C- 1981 -019 10 Nov 2009 Pg 1/7 ��7 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 Colowyo Mine conducted by Jim Stark of CDRMS. The inspection was conducted on 10, 11 and 12 November 2009, Ryan Pawlowski of CCC accompanied me on 10 November 2009 and Jennifer Sekulski- Barton of CCC accompanied me on 11 November 2009. The records were checked on 12 November 2009. The mine was actively mining coal and hauling coal to the loadout at the time of the inspection. The weather was warm, overcast and very windy on all three days of the inspection. The Division collected elevation data from the recently reclaimed slopes of the West Pit and the Prospect Ditch. The data was collected with a Trimble GeoXT GPS unit. The elevations shown were not based on a control point and are, therefore, relative elevations. Availability of Records: - All of the necessary records were available in the records room at the office building. Please see the DBMS Availability of Records form at the end of this inspection report for more details. Signs and Markers: - The mine ID sign was in place at the entrance and at all of the ponds along Colorado Highway 13 (Streeter, Gulch A, Prospect and Section 28). The signs contained all of the necessary information including permit number, mine name, operator and permittee. - Stream buffer signs were in place along Taylor Creek as required. - All of the topsoil stockpiles had the appropriate signage. Roads: - The main haul road to the office area and the loadout is a paved road. The road is well maintained and stable. - Colowyo is working on the new South Taylor Haul Road. This road will cut across the West Pit and travel up Taylor Draw (just west of the East Taylor Fill) and into the South Taylor Pit area (as approved by TR -76). This haul road will eliminate the need for the Section 16 haul road (at which point the final cut of the Section 16 Pit can be backfilled and regraded) and many of the roads that form a vast network in both the West Pit and the South Taylor Pit. This will also aid in ongoing reclamation. Colowyo basically has the road "roughed in" at this point. The remaining work includes widening the road to its designed width in several locations, constructing berms on the road, completing the roadside ditches and completing the runaway truck ramp. At the time of the inspection Colowyo was dumping material for the runaway truck ramp. The ramp is located at the bottom of the road basically at the end of the South Taylor Pit where the road makes a 900 turn into the West Pit. *See pictures at the end of this report* Colowyo is reminded that immediately following completion of the South Taylor Haul Road they must provide the Division with an as -built drawing and an haul road certification performed by a registered professional engineer.