_INSPECTION - C1981018 ‎(50)‎

• Permit No: C1981018
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Blue Mountain Energy, Inc
• Inspection Date: 6/9/2011
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

June 9,2011 C-1981-018/Deserado Mine JRS
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE(cont.) -Pond RP-5a contained water approximately three feet below the
combination primary and emergency spillway and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond
embankment was well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems were noted.
-Pond DP-1 contained water approximately two feet below the primary riser pipe and right below the weep hole
and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The emergency spillway is a riprapped, open channel,
which appeared to be stable. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems
were noted.
-The fresh water lagoon on the White River was flooded at the time of the inspection due to the high runoff this
year. The lagoon is still functional since BME has installed a new pumping system at the lagoon.
GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE:
-Currently BME is mining in approximately the last quarter of longwall panel LWB-11. They are mining from
northwest to southeast. They are almost finished with the development work on the headgate for longwall panel
LWB-12. When BME begins on the development work for the headgate for longwall panel LWB-13 there is a
portion of this coal, in approximately the middle of the panel,which is currently not within the permit boundary.
BME has submitted Permit Revision 07(PR-07)to include this area to the permit. The Division is currently
reviewing BME's responses to the PR-07 preliminary adequacy letter. The mine plan information was taken from
Map 120.
PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES—Rule 4.10 and 4.11 Drainage Control; Surface
Stabilization;Placement:
-Refuse Pile RP-1 has been reclaimed. The pile was walked during the inspection. The pile was stable,with good
vegetative cover and no erosional problems noted. While there are areas of the pile that have a lot of cheatgrass
and tumble mustard,RP-1 also has a lot of perennial vegetation. The dominate species included crested
wheatgrass and forage kosha. It does appear as if the forage kosha may be outcompeting(or at least competing
with)the cheatgrass.
-Refuse Pile RP-2/3/4 was well graded and compacted at the time of the inspection. There were no soft spots
noted on the pile. The pile was dry and there was no water pooling on the surface of the pile. There was some
minor rilling on the outslopes of the pile but BME dumps larger rock and material into these rills to keep them
from getting larger and becoming a problem.
-Refuse Pile RP-5a was also well graded and compacted at the time of the inspection. BME was spreading the
stockpiled refuse on pile RP-5a(through a contractor)and appears to have completed approximately half of the
stockpile. There was no water pooling on the pile at the time of the inspection. The perimeter ditches were well
maintained and stable.
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 to the refuse pile was well maintained and stable at the time of the inspection. BME was grading
the road and removing large rocks that may have fallen out of the haul trucks. Several months ago BME increased
the height of the berms along portions of the haul road. These berms remain stable and there is some vegetation
beginning to grow on them.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4
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