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INSPECTION REPORT Page 1 <br /> October 31 through November 3, 1989 <br /> MidContinent Resources, Inc . <br /> PO Box 500 <br /> Carbondale, Colo <br /> Coal Basin mines <br /> Conditions at the mine during the inspection : much of the upper mine <br /> area was snow covered with some melt occurring during the day; cold & <br /> overcast most of the time with some clearing through the day <br /> Personnel Present During the Inspection : <br /> Lou Ron 'Thompson : MidContinent Resources <br /> Scott Jones : Midcontinent Resources <br /> Bill Crick : Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br /> Steve Rathbun : OSM, Albuquerque Field Office <br /> Gary Fritz : OSM, Albuquerque Field office, #244 <br /> GENERAL COMMENTS <br /> This was a complete oversight inspection . The State was notified <br /> about my schedule and was able to send their leed inspector for they <br /> mine so he could conduct a Joint inspection with me . <br /> ENFORCEMENT ACTION <br /> The State inspector did riot issue any violations on the mine during <br /> the inspection . tie had some concerns and requested that certain <br /> things be corrected during the inspection but did not take any <br /> enforcement action . The comment was made that he would review his <br /> notes of the inspection in their office and might possibly issue <br /> something at that time . As of the date of this report, the state has <br /> not issued any violations for this inspection . That was confirmed <br /> via a phone conversation with Mr . Crick 's supervisor . <br /> I issued Ten Day Notice #89-02-244-5 to the State for nine <br /> violations noted during the inspection . Violation #1 was issued for <br /> the company' s failure to protect topsoil after it is redistributed . <br /> The company resoiled an additional four acres of the old refuse pile <br /> during the summer of 89, per their certification record of September <br /> 27, 1989 but did not take steps to mulch or seed the area to protect <br /> the soil . The slopes of the waste are now snow covered, rills and <br /> gullies were formed in the resoiled area which indicated soil loss . <br /> The 2nd violation was written for the failure to pass surface <br /> drainage through a sediment pond before leaving the permit area . Two <br /> areas were cited in the violation . The first was drainage off of the <br />