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February 8, 2012 C -1981 -022 /Elk Creek Mine BFB <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <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 N oted V =Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />R - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Special Categories Of Minin g <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION - This was a partial inspection of the Elk Creek Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety on February 8 , 2012. Jim Kiger, Environmental Manager <br />for Oxbow Mining, LLC (OMLLC) was present for the inspection. Weather conditi ons were overcast and cool. <br />The ground conditions in the facility areas were damp. Hubbard Creek Road and Bear Creek Road above the <br />fansite were inaccessible due to snow and muddy conditions . <br />AIR RES OURCE PROTECTION – Rule 4.17: <br /> The stacking tubes were not in operation at the time of inspection. There was a large amount of coal in the <br />stockpile and a dump truck was hauling and dumping coal waste on the II West Valley Fill (photo 1). There were <br />no signs of fugitive dust on site or off. <br /> <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> All files were available for review at the OMLLC office. See attached Availability of Records checklist. <br /> <br />EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE – Rule 4.09 Placement; Draina ge Control; Surface <br />Stabilization: <br /> The II West Valley Coal Refuse Pile appeared to be stable. There were no signs of cracking or slumping. <br />The most recent backfill lift was topsoiled, graded and seeded last fall (photo 2). <br /> <br />EXPLOSIVES – Rule 4.08 Distance Pro hibitions 4.08.4; Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4: <br /> The area around the detonation caps and explosive lockers were clear of vegetation and debris. <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Stru ctures 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 Buf fer Zones 4.05.18: