_INSPECTION - C1981010 ‎(58)‎

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 2/23/2010
• Email Name: JDM
• 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 complete coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) on 23 February 2010. The weather was clear and the
ground was snow covered during the inspection of the site. Graham Roberts of TMI accompanied the
inspection.
Trapper continues to progress with mining in the F-Pit and K-Ridge Pit. Activity in Horse gulch is
progressing as excess spoil was being placed at the time of the inspection.
Trapper Mine submitted two copies of Bond Release application SL-11 at the conclusion of the
inspection.
Availability of Records
See attached DRMS Availability of Records. All records were inspected at the Trapper Mine site.
Signs and Markers
Mine ID and Blasting signs were displayed in required locations. All required information was properly
displayed at the time of the inspection. Topsoil markers and Permit Boundary markers Inspected
were in good condition and displayed in appropriate locations.
All signs and markers were in compliance with Rules 4.02.2, 4.02.6(3) and 4.02.7 at the time of the
inspection.
Roads
The Life-of-Mine road was dry and stable at the time of the inspection with small patches of snow
noted at the start of the inspection. Roadside ditches and culverts were snow covered at the time of
the inspection with no problems noted. Access roads had limited access due to snow cover. Access
roads appeared stable with no problems noted.
Hydrologic Balance
Middle Flume Pond clean out has been conducted and was completed on 2/5/10. Final clean-up and
grading has yet to be completed. Pond access roads have been graded to allow for maintenance of
the pond. A small pool was iced over at the bottom of the pond at the time of the inspection. The
final survey of the completed clean out has yet to be conducted. No discharge was noted.
All pond embankments observed were snow covered and stable with no problems noted. All
combined spillways observed were in compliance with no damage or maintenance issues observed.
Discharge was noted at only two pond outfalls.
Johnson Gulch pond discharge was measured at .08 with a pH of 8.1 at 2 degrees and 3750
conductivity.
No Name pond discharge was measured at .14 with 8.0 with a pH of 1 degrees and 2880
conductivity.