_INSPECTION - C1984065 ‎(12)‎

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: C.B. Minerals Company, LLC
• Inspection Date: 6/8/2011
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

June 8,2011 C-1984-065/Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine 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
R -Availability of Records R -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 N - Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance R -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 a complete inspection of the Coal Ridge Mine conducted by Jim Stark of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety(Division). No representative from CB Minerals accompanied me on the
inspection. The mine is reclaimed and has been granted a full Phase II Bond Release. Remaining reclamation
includes the removal of the remaining sediment pond and ditches. The weather was warm and sunny and the
ground was dry.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1):
-All of the necessary records were available at the Garfield County Court House in Glenwood Springs. See the
Availability of Records form at the end of this inspection report 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 portals and facilities benches are all well vegetated and stable. There were no signs of settling,
cracking or slumping in any of the backfilled areas. There were no erosional problems noted in the backfilled
areas.
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 remaining sediment pond was dry at the time of the inspection. This sediment pond is permitted to be
removed for final reclamation. The Coal Ridge Mine has been granted a full Phase II Bond Release and the
sediment pond could probably be removed at this point.
-The remaining ditches route water into the sediment pond. All of these ditches were dry at the time of the
inspection. The ditches were well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems were noted.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4
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