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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 partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Brian Watteison of Twentymile Coal Company accompanied the inspection. The Foidel Creek Mine is it large active underground mine. The mining operation is in the process of moving the longwall from the final panel in the Northern Mining District, LW panel 24, to the Westem Mining District (WMD). TCC personnel indicated that the 18 LT gateroad was almost complete. Estimated date TCC expects to have the Longwall opciational in LW panel 17LT is December?I, 3009. The weather was clear and very cold - zero degrees F. The weather was sunny and still. The mine facilities and roadways were frozen during the inspection. Roads& Topsoil: Haul Roads and access roads throughout the mine were snow packed but in good condition. TCC has begun to construct the temporary access road to the topsoil stockpile. TCC is using one excavator and two h:wltrucks. TCC installed it relay antenna along the FCBH road. During construction the waterline from Pit I to FCVS was punctured. The pumping system is shut down. TCC has trenched the waterline. removed the punctured section of pipe Lind has the fusing machine in the trench in preparation for repair of the line. All disturbances for this repair are within the previously approved waterline corridor disturbance. The trenching disturbance is approximately 150 It. by 30 ft. TCC will need to backfill, grade, and reshape this disturbance when the repair is complete. Seeding should occur as soon as weather allows. .i.• ,o-1 .i I-r Refuse pile expansion,Salvaging topsail from Area I redamaaon._._._.._.__ RDA expansion Topsoil stockpile construction Hydroloaic Balance: TCC was not pumping from IORT at the time of the inspection. A drilling crew was reopening the 4- dia. piezometer hole at the time of the inspection. The water monitoring piezometer had been working until recently, then TCC encountered a blockage at -490ft. depth. TCC was using the drill rig to reopen the blockage. TCC succeeded in opening this pathway back up by the end of this inspection. Previous mudpits at the IORT site have been backfilled, and are currently snow covered. The EMD has -33 feet of freeboard. 3 of WHITE- File YELLOW -Operator PINK-Specialist