2010-01-12_INSPECTION - C1996083

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 1/12/2010
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 1/12/2010
• Email Name: JJD
• 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 Joe Dudash of the Colorado DBMS. Bill Bear represented the
operator. Snow covered most of the mine site, except for the south facing slopes. Mining is in the B-9 panel.
Main Mine Site
The road up to the utility bench had been plowed. The road's outside edge berm was in place, as was the
bench's outside edge berm. Most of the utility bench was covered in snow. The rock catchment berm above the
bench was in position. The cut and fill slopes appeared to be stable. There were no problems with the facilities.
There was only a little volume of coal that was stockpiled on the D-seam portal bench. Cut and fill slopes were
stable and the bench's outside edge berm was in place. There were no leaks at the fuel facility and there were no
problems with any of the structures and facilities, including the cap and powder houses. The material storage
areas were well organized. The main paved haul road was in good condition.
The cut and fill slopes at the B-seam portal bench were stable as well. The concrete wall on the outside edge of
the bench was in place. The excess material stockpile area across the haul road was stable.
The main topsoil stockpile was covered in snow. The topsoil signs were up. There was a moderate volume of
coal stockpiled on the main coal stockpile bench. The ice covered water level in pond B was at the primary
discharge level. The float was on the primary pipe and hose.
Coal Waste Stockpile Area
The road to the coal waste pile area had been graded of snow. The road berm was up. The ice covered water
level in pond C was up to the primary and will be discharged soon. Pond D only had some snow in it. The
ponds' discharge structures were functional. The operator was compacting coal waste on the second lift at the
coal waste pile. In addition, wet coal waste was being mixed with drier coal waste for eventual placement and
compaction on the pile. The south facing slopes of the coal waste pile were clear of snow but most of the rest of
the pile was covered in snow. The coal waste outslopes appeared to be stable.
Unit Train Loadout
A unit train was being loaded during the inspection. The loading operation was very clean since there was no
indication of any fugitive dust on the adjacent snow covered ground. The mine identification sign was up at the
entrance to the site. Ponds J and K were snow covered but did not appear to have any standing water in them.
The spur line bench outslopes were mostly free of snow and appeared to be stable.
Hubbard Creek Fan Site
The road up Hubbard Creek had been plowed. The entire fan site was covered in snow except for the entrance
road which had been plowed. The mine id sign was up at the entrance. Stream buffer zone signs on the opposite
side of the Hubbard Creek road had fallen off their posts and need to be put back up. The fan was in operation
and was fairly quiet.
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