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February 24, 2011 C-1981-008/New Horizon Mine MLT <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 <br />N - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />R - Explosives <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />N - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />GENERAL COMMENTS <br />Y - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />N -Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />R - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />On February 17, the Division received TDN #X11-140-117-001 from the Office of Surface <br />Mining. This TDN was issued in response to a citizen complaint from JoEllen Turner, and <br />interprets her allegations to mean that "suitable subsoil material was not handled or stored in a <br />manner that would prevent contamination which would lessen the capacity of the material to <br />support vegetation when redistributed." This inspection was initially scheduled as part of the <br />Division's normal I & E program; the timing of the inspection also provided an opportunity to <br />investigate the violations alleged with this TDN. <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION - Rule 4.17: <br />The water truck was observed, spraying the southern ramp into the pit (Photo 1). <br />EXPLOSIVES - Rule 4.08 <br />The drill rig was drilling a pattern on the parcel owned by WFC (Photo 2). A completed drill <br />pattern was established a distance north of where the rig was located, but had not yet been loaded <br />for the next shot. <br />FISH and WILDLIFE - Rule 4.18: <br />A variety of ducks were congregating at Pond 007, where the ice has partially melted and open <br />water was available. <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE: <br />The Mine Shovel was not in operation at the time of the inspection, so the mine's haul trucks <br />were parked. Over-the-road haul trucks were transporting coal from the permit area to the Tri- <br />State Nucla Station. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 Page 2 of 7