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April 19, 2011 C-2009-087/Peabody Sage Creek Mine JDM <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: V=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br />N - Availability of Records N - Reclamation Success <br />NA - Backfill & Grading N - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife R - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance Y -Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />R - Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />?Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, <br />4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring <br />4.05.13; Drainage - Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Ponds 002 and 003 were inspected. Pond 4 and the Pococo Pond were in accessible due to road and weather <br />conditions. Pond 002 was holding water and discharging at the time of the inspection. The discharge flume was <br />functioning as permitted with no damage noted in or around the outlet ditch through culvert 9A. Pond 003 was <br />holding water with discharge noted. The primary CMP primary was functioning as designed with no problems <br />noted. The emergency spillway was stable with no evidence of use at the time of the inspection. Pond <br />embankments were stable with no problems noted. <br />All ditches and culverts in and around the North Facilities Area were functioning as designed. Flow was observed <br />through culverts 9A, 59A, 55A, 13A 2AA, 52A, 64A, 53A and the shop, office and NW diversion ditches with no <br />problems noted. <br />OTHER (SPECIFY): <br />This was a partial coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of CDRMS. Mike Ludlow of Sage Creek Coal, <br />LLC. accompanied the inspection. The weather was cloudy with rain/snow mix on and off during the inspection. <br />The majority of the site was inaccessible due to road and weather conditions. No mining activities have <br />commenced as of the date of this inspection. <br />ROADS - Rule 4.03 ? ? Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) ? ? Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) ? ? Surfacing and <br />Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) ? ? Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />Roads throughout the North Facilities Area were wet and muddy at the time of the inspection. Adequate run-off <br />from roads to roadside ditches was observed and no problems were noted. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 2 of 4