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September 12, 2011 C -1982 -056 /Foidel Creek Mine JDM <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> <br /> <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 - Availability of Records <br />NA - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. C ompliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />Y - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - S pecial Categories Of Mining <br />Y - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />AIR RES OURCE PROTECTION – Rule 4.17: <br />Water truck utilization for dust suppression was active during the inspection of the site. No problems were noted <br />in terms of fugitive dust or coal test from the R DA. <br /> <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />All records were located at the TCC office. See attached DRMS Availability of Records. <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br /> Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Dischar ge Structures 4.05.7, <br />4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring <br />4.05.13; Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Ponds B, C, D, E, F, G, 6NM, 18LT, 6NM sediment pond, the Fish Creek borehole pond, the Fish Creek tipple <br />pond, and the Pit Pond were observed during the inspection. Discharge was noted at Ponds d and the Fish Creek <br />Tipple Pond. All other ponds were not discharging . All pond embankments were stable with no problems noted <br />with the exception of the following: <br />- The Fish Creek Tipple pond embankment may need to be reseeded in the area of the repair work to the primary <br />spillway. <br />- The 18LT upper pond embankment erosi on has not been addressed as of the date of this inspection. <br />- The embankments of the 6MN holding pond will need to be reseeded in order to establish adequate vegetated <br />cover for stability. <br />- The 6MN Sediment pond embankment erosion has been addressed. Ho wever, further erosional gullies were <br />observed to the west of the repair work.