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February 29, 2012 C -1996 -084 /Lorencito Canyon Mine JHB <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y =Inspected N =Not Inspected R =Comments Noted V =Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />N - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Pla n <br />R - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />NA - Support Facilities On -site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was an aerial inspection conducted by review of aerial photos collected by Harry Ranney of DRMS on <br />February 29, 2012. Janet Binns of DRMS reviewed the photos. The weather was clear and dry at the time of the <br />aerial flight. Thin patches of snow are visible on undisturbed north facing slopes. <br /> <br />The mine is a reclaimed surface mine. No buildings or mine personnel remain on site. There are 5 active gas <br />wells not owned by New Elk Coal Company adjacent to the Lorencito C anyon Mine reclaimed area. The gas <br />company utilizes the Jeff Canyon Haul road to access these wells. <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE – Rule 4.09 <br />Placement; Drainage Co ntrol; Surface Stabilization: <br />There are 3 excess spoil fills on the mine site. Thes e fills are reclaimed and appear stable. <br /> <br />Fill 7 appears to have some rill formation on the west side of the 2nd bench. These features need to be monitored <br />by the operator. <br /> <br />Fill 8 appears stable and well vegetated. A gully appears to be forming immedi ately northeast of the 1st fill 8 <br />bench. This feature needs to be monitored by the operator and mitigated if the feature is impeding the <br />reclamation. <br /> <br />No concerns were identified from the aerial photos of Fill 9. <br /> <br />H YDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />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; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; <br />All the visible sediment ponds were dry at the time of the inspection. Pond 5 was not visible in t hese aerial