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May 21, 2012 C- 1980 - 005 /Seneca ll Mine JDM <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 />R -Roads <br />R - Availability of Records <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />NA - Backfill & Grading <br />Y - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives <br />NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />NA - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R -Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />R - Other <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />Y - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />All records were on file and inspected at the Peabody Sage Creek Mining offices, with hydrology records <br />(quarterly DMR and pond inspection reports) located at the Seneca Mine offices. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge 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 />The construction work for the repair of established drainage SIIPM -8 was initiated during the April 2012 <br />inspection. The lower portion of the drainage above the turn to Pond 008 has been formed, with rock to be <br />installed. No further damage was identified to the drainage at the time of the inspection. No problems or <br />maintenance items were noted with the exception of the following: <br />- the small gullies and erosional features observed initiating above V -Ditch 41 during the April 2012 inspection <br />have been marked for repair during the SIIPM -8 repair work. <br />Pond 008 was stable with a trickle discharge at the time of the inspection. Embankments are stable and well <br />vegetated. The water in the pond and through the discharge was clear. <br />OTHER (SPECIFY): <br />This was a complete coal inspection of the Seneca II mine conducted by Jason Musick of CDRMS. The mine site <br />was dry during the inspection. The site was stable with no problems noted. Equipment was mobilized on site for <br />SIIPM -8 repair work. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />