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New Elk Mine <br />QUARTERLY COAL WASTE BANK INSPECTION REPORT <br />CDMR Rules 4.09.1(11) and 4.10.2(2) <br />Mine: NEW ELK <br />Waste Bank MSHA ID. No.: Primary Refuse Disposal Area (RDA) <br />Inspection Period: First Quarter 2011 <br />Inspection Date: 3/10/2011 <br />General Description or Reference to Site Plan: <br />The Refuse Disposal Area is located north of State Highway 12 and the Middle Fork of the <br />Purgatoire River. Refuse was transported from the preparation plant to the RDA by conveyor belt. <br />The plant has been idle since March of 1996 at which time the last refuse was placed on the <br />fill area. <br />Activity During Inspection: <br />No activity occurred during the inspection. Typical late winter conditions prevail with vegetation <br />dormant and surface conditions dry. The conveyor belt is now operational and a small amount <br />of plant refuse has been transported to and stockpiled for spreading and compacting. Material <br />will be spread in a maximum of two foot lifts to ensure proper compaction. <br />Drainage: (Discussion of springs. seeps, overland and channel flow, underdrain construction and/ <br />or discharge, integrity of 100-year 24-hour drainage structures, and evidence of positive drainage). <br />No springs or seeps were observed on the refuse side slopes. Positive drainage is established on <br />all areas. Vegetation is well established on previously reclaimed areas. <br />Observation of Fill Construction: (Description of material, compaction, lift thicknesses, slopes, <br />and construction methods). <br />A small quantity of waste has been transported by conveyor and stockpiled near the center of the RDA <br />surface. This will be blended with plant refuse, spread and compacted. <br />Page 1 of 2