_INSPECTION - C1981044 ‎(20)‎

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: BTU Empire Company, LLC
• Inspection Date: 2/22/2011
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

February 22, 2011 C-1981-044/Williams Fork Mines JRS
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: V=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
N -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
N -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success
R -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation
N -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence
N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage
N -Fish&Wildlife R -Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance N -Signs and Markers
N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site
R -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining
N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was an aerial inspection of the Williams Fork Mines conducted by Jim Stark of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation,Mining and Safety. The photographs were taken by Harry Ranney of the Division on 22 February
2011. All but one of the pictures were of the west side of the Williams Fork Mines(the facilities area west of
Colorado Highway 13). The weather was clear and the ground was covered with snow.
BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1;Approximate Original Contour
4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2,4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials
4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6:
-The backfilled Mine 4 portal area was covered with snow but appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection.
There was no visible settling or cracking in the backfill and no erosional problems were noted.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1,4.05.2,4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5,
4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7,4.05.10;Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water
Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage—Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8;
Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18:
-The three ponds that catch and treat the portal discharge water(5P-5, 5P-6 and 5P-7)were all covered with snow
at the time of the inspection. It was unclear whether or not the final pond in the series(5P-7)was discharging.
The area of the pond outfall was covered with snow and the Williams Fork River,in that area,was also frozen and
covered with snow. The pond embankments all appeared to be stable and no erosional problems were noted.
-Pond 5A-P1 appeared to be dry at the time of the inspection. the pond was covered with snow but the
embankment appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment.
ROADS—Rule 4.03 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3)Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) Surfacing and
Maintenance4.03.1(5)and(6)/4.03.2(5)and(6)Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7):
-The haul road was plowed and completely clear of snow from the mine entrance to the facilities area and from
the mine entrance to the Mine 5A portal area. This plowing is being required by MSHA. The road appeared to be
well maintained and stable and no erosional problems were noted.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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