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June 8,2011 C-1981-010/Trapper Mine RDZ <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 /> N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste NA - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife N -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 /> R -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> NA -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This partial coal inspection was conducted on June 8 and 9,2011 by Rob Zuber of the Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining, and Safety(Division). The purpose of the inspection was to evaluate the on-the-ground <br /> condition with respect to Trapper Mine's mining and environmental protection activities. Graham Roberts of TMI <br /> accompanied the inspection in the field. <br /> The weather was warm and clear. The ground was clear and dry. <br /> AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17: <br /> Roads and other activities were not a source of fugitive dust during the inspection. Magnesium Chloride had been <br /> applied to the LOM Road on June 3, 2011,and water trucks were being used during the inspection. <br /> HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05: <br /> The following ponds were inspected: East Pyeatt#3,Oak#2, East Middle Flume#1,No Name#2,No Name#4, <br /> No Name#5R,Coyote,Deer and Ute. The following ponds were discharging: East Pyeatt#3, East Middle Flume <br /> #1,No Name#2,No Name#4,No Name#5R,and Coyote(small amount seeping through primary spillway). <br /> Deer Pond was completely dry. For all ponds that were discharging the water was clear. <br /> No serious problems were identified with any of the ponds,and only one maintenance item was identified during <br /> the inspection. The banks for No Name#2 are bare and susceptible to erosion. TMI plans to install a fence <br /> around the pond to limit cattle access,and the pond should be monitored for bank stability. <br /> Within two observed channels banks have been significantly eroded and require maintenance: the channel <br /> downstream of East Pyeatt#3 pond and the channel downstream of culvert AE10. <br /> The ditch above the Ash Pit was inspected. No blow outs or other problems were observed. It contained water <br /> from seeps in the watershed to the south. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 10 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />