2012-03-13_INSPECTION - C1980007 (2)

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March 8, 2012 C -1980 -007 /West Elk Mine JRS Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 9 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 Page 4 of 8 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) Rec lamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): - The roads around the coal stockpile areas were a bit muddy and there was some minor rutting, due to the wet conditions. T he roads all appeared to be stable and no problems were noted. - The road to the Sylvester Gulch facilities area was well maintained and stable at the time of the inspection. - The mine entrance road is a paved road to the office building. The road was well maintained and stable. - The haul road to the RPEE was muddy and there was some rutting on the lower portion of the road due to the warm conditions and heavy haul trucks. There were fewer ruts and less mud on the upper portions of the haul road (to wards the RPEE). The operator will need to blade this road when conditions permit. SL IDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: - The ST -02 slide area remained stable at the time of the inspection. The slide mitigation area will be seeded this spring, as condition s permit. The operator will provide a Technical Revision containing and as -built for the work completed on this area. - The RPEE haul road slide mitigation area remains stable. The operator cleared the dirt away from the lower portion of the filter blank et placed along the repaired slope to drain the water. This will allow the water that is intercepted to flow freely from the filter blanket into the ponds. The French drain that was installed also appears to be working as designed. There is water flowin g from the drain into the RPE pond. The operator will provide a Technical Revision containing and as -built for the work completed on this area. DOCUMENTS RECEIVED : None