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August 1, 2011 C- 1981 - 020 /Munger Canyon Mine MPB <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />• -Air Resource Protection <br />• -Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />N - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />R -Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On -site <br />R -Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection of the Munger Canyon Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the DRMS Grand <br />Junction Field Office on August 1, 2011. Jim Stover of J.E. Stover & Associates was present during the <br />inspection. One objective of this inspection was to view the reclamation and assess the revegetation success at the <br />site. Weather conditions were partly cloudy but dry and warm. Ground conditions were dry. <br />PROCESSING WASTE /COAL MINE WASTE PILES — Rule 4.10 and 4.11 <br />Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: <br />The fully reclaimed coal waste pile remains stable, with no signs of erosion or instability. In 2008 a final waste <br />pile certification was completed and the waste pile site remains in good condition. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The mine site access road off of Highway 139 was accessible and in good condition. The mine site has been <br />largely reclaimed and there was no activity at the site at the time of the inspection. No problems were noted along <br />its entire length up to the former portal bench access road. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The lower portion of the reclaimed portal access was inspected. The reclaimed slopes were dry and stable. The <br />lower riprap channels were all stable. No signs of significant erosion or instability were noted during this <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />