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October 6, 2010 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine TAK <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br />R - Availability of Records Y - Reclamation Success <br />R - BackfiIl & Grading R - Revegetation <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste R - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife R - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance R -Signs and Markers <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste Y -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety. Tom Bird and Jim Jarvis represented the operator during the inspection. Christine <br />Belka and Elizabeth Shaeffer of the Office of Surface Mining were also along on the inspection for the <br />purpose of conducting an OSM oversight evaluation of a DRMS complete inspection. With the <br />operator's consent, this report was issued from the Denver office of DRMS. <br />Mining was active in the King II Mine workings in the Southern Ute area north of the state mining and <br />reclamation permit area. Within the state permit area, mining has advanced to the second section west of <br />the entries leading from the portals. A demolition crew was active in the King I surface facilities area. <br />The ground was wet from a light rain that ended just before the inspection began. The entire site was <br />accessible. Selected photos taken during the inspection are provided at the end of this report. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS - Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />The results of the records check are shown on the attached list. All required records were available. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.14 <br />Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); <br />Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />Demolition of structures in the King I Mine surface facilities area was in progress during the inspection. A <br />significant amount of demolition work has been completed since the last DRMS inspection a few weeks earlier. <br />The King I portals were sealed in 2009, but have not yet been backfilled. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2, of 16