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Processing Waste <br />The outslopes of the Refuse Pile Expansion (RPE) pile and the Lower Refuse Pile (LRP) showed no <br />signs of structural instability, although snow cover limited observations. The RPE is nearing its <br />maximum designed elevation. Survey markers were in place on the faces of both piles. Equipment <br />that was stored on top of the LRP has been removed, in preparation for construction of a coal <br />preparation plant, as recently approved in TR-118. <br />Support Facilities <br />No problems were found in the following areas: materials storage bench, trash compactor, explosives <br />storage area, barrel storage building, hydraulic components storage, the Sylvester Gulch mine water <br />pumping facility, the polishing pond, and the train loadout. <br />Topsoil <br />Topsoil stockpiles in Sylvester Gulch and the Main Surface Facilities stockpile appeared in good shape <br />although snow cover limited observations. <br />Topsoil from the excavation of pond MB-5E has been stored next to the downstream end of the pond <br />construction site. <br />General Mine Plan Compliance <br />The operator appeared to be following the approved mine plan. <br />Subsidence <br />No new signs of subsidence were evident on the slope above the east side of the Sylvester Gulch <br />stream channel, as observed from road in Sylvester Gulch. The slope was undermined in the last two <br />years by the last B-seam panel mined, Panel 25. <br />Documents Received <br />None. <br />4