_INSPECTION - C1981044 ‎(22)‎

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Moffat County Mining, LLC
• Inspection Date: 3/24/2011
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

March 24, 2011 C-1981-044/Williams Fork Mines JRS -
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
N -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
R -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
R -Fish&Wildlife N - 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
R -Processing Waste N -Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a complete inspection of the Williams Fork Mines conducted by Jim Stark of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation,Mining and Safety. Joe Shoemaker of Moffat County Mining accompanied me on the Inspection.
(The Division recently approved a revision changing the mine operator's name from BTUEC to Moffat County
Miring). The mine is not actively producing coal but they are performing limited reclamation work. The weather
was cold and overcast and the ground was covered with several inches of snow.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1):
-All of the necessary records were brought to the mine site in binders by Joe Shoemaker. They are housed at the
Twenty Mile Mine in Oak Creek. All of the necessary records were available for review. See the Availability of
Records form at the end of this inspection for more detailed information.
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 No. 4 Mine portal was covered with snow but appeared to remain stable. No slumping, settling or
cracking was noted in the backfrll. No erosional problems were seen at the time of the inspection.
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
-A large herd of pronghorn was seen in the area of the refuse pile and solid waste disposal area.
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:
-All of the culverts under the rail spur(four in total)were clear.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3
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