2011-11-16_INSPECTION - C1996083 (2)

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November 9, 2011 C -1996 -083 /Bowie No. 2 Mine JJD Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 Page 4 of 6 S UPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: The longwall was being moved to the B -11 panel. There was a small volume of coal that had been stockpiled on the main coal stockpile bench and there was very little coal that had been stockpiled on the D -seam portal bench. The operator had a crane on site in order to perform annual maintenance on the crusher/screener facility. The upper parking lot had been extended to the south to accom m odate additional vehicles. Also, the bathhouse extension co n struction was in progress. Finally, the water filter building just to the east of the pump house was now up and the trailer -mounted filtering facility was in place, although the unit connections were still being worked on. There were no problems with any of the facilities. There we re no fuel leaks at the fuel facility. Bowie is preparing to begin construction of the Terror Creek vent shaft. SIGNS AND MARKERS – Rule 4.02: Mine identification signs were up at the entrances to the mine facilities and where the permit boundary crosse s a public road. Surface disturbance markers were up around the disturbed areas. Subsidence warning signs were up along the road that leads from the utility bench to the Terror Creek vent shaft construction site as well up near the Hubbard Creek fan site. TOPSOIL – Rule 4.06 Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution 4.06.4: Topsoil stockpiles appeared to be stable and protected with a good vegetative cover. Topsoil signs were up. SEALING OF DRILLED HOLES AND UNDERGROUND OPENINGS – Rule 4.07 RECLAMATION PLAN COMPLIANCE – Rule 4.13 DOCUMENTS RECEIVED - None OTHER (SPECIFY) - None