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October 4, 2011 C- 1996 -083 /13owie No. 2 Mine JJD <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 <br />R - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Other <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION — Rule 4.17: <br />There were no problems with fugitive dust at the main mine site and none were expected due to the <br />constant rain on the mine site. It was not raining at the Hubbard Creek fan site but there were no problems with <br />dust there either. <br />BACKFIL,L and GRADING — Rule 4.14 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original <br />Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic <br />Materials 4.143; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />Backfilling and grading operations were in progress at the Hubbard Creek fan site area. The USDA - Forest <br />Service had been interested in relocating the public road a little further away from the Hubbard Creek drainage. <br />The operator finished backfilling and grading the former D -seam dewatering drill hole site. The surface was left <br />roughened in order to retain runoff and promote revegetation efforts. The two gob vent borehole sites and <br />associated light use road further up Hubbard Creek road in Dove Gulch also had been backfilled and graded. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6, Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />There was a steady rain during the inspection but no problems with culverts and ditches were observed. <br />Pond B had been recently cleaned out. There was a small volume of standing water in the pond. The barrel float <br />was on the primary discharge hose. There was no blockage of the open channel emergency spillway. At the unit <br />train loadout, there was no water in pond J. The primary discharge pump was in place. The riprapped emergency <br />spillway was clear of any debris. Also at the unit train loadout, pond K had no pooled water in it. The pond <br />embankment was well grassed and appeared to be stable. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: I <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />