_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(50)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 6/30/2010
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• 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 of the King Coal Mine conducted by Marcia Talvitie of the Colorado
DRMS (Durango Field Office) beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 30 June 2010. The mine is
operated by GCCC Energy, LLC.
The King I Mine site is inactive,with the exception of demolition work and the bath house. Upon
my arrival at the King II Mine, the active operation, I was directed to the office of Dan Meadors,
Mine Manager. Following introductions, 1 was given on-site safety training by Art Trujillo. James
Counts accompanied me on the inspection of the King 11 Mine.
Signs and Markers
Surface disturbance markers were posted at regular intervals around the surface operations
area.
Hydrologic Balance
The sediment pond at King Il was completely dry. There has been no appreciable precipitation
in the past several weeks.
Mr. Counts pointed out the clean water diversion ditches, and explained that each ditch is
"walked" on at least a weekly basis (and following major precipitation events). He has a
thorough familiarity with each ditch and culvert.
Water passing through the disturbed area is routed in a culvert pipe beneath the location of the
soon-to-be-constructed bath house.
Support Facilities
Petroleum products are stored in a three-sided structure. The large tanks are set inside a
concrete enclosure that Mr. Counts stated is sufficiently sized to provide secondary containment
in the event of a spill. Drums are stored on specialized pallets with secondary containment
capacity beneath.
Revegetation
GCC has an active weed control plan at the site. A truck-mounted sprayer and tank was
purchased by the mine this season, and control efforts are now being done "in-house" rather
than relying on contract sprayers as was previously done.
Air Resource Protection
The haul road into King II was recently sprayed with Magnesium Chloride,which produces a tight
surface and substantially reduces the production of dust by traffic.
The weather in recent weeks has been extremely dry. A light breeze easily kicked up dust at the
turn-around area near the coal portal. I brought this to the attention of Mr. Meadors,who stated
that they would continue to water the area as needed.
This concludes the inspection report. I departed the site at 2:00 p.m.
King Coal Mine C-1981-03S 30-Jun-2010