2012-09-13_INSPECTION - C1981035

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/13/2012
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Tom Bird
• Inspection Date: 9/10/2012
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

September 10, 2012 C- 1981 - 035 /King Coal Mine MLT
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y= Inspected N
=Not Inspected
R= Comments Noted
V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable
Y -
Air Resource Protection
Y
- Roads
R -
Availability of Records
Y
- Reclamation Success
Y -
Backfill & Grading
Y
- Revegetation
R -
Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste
Y
- Subsidence
NA
- Explosives
Y
- Slides and Other Damage
Y -
Fish & Wildlife
Y
- Support Facilities On -site
R - Hydrologic Balance
R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan
R - Other
NA - Processing Waste
Y - Signs and Markers
NA - Support Facilities Not On -site
NA - Special Categories Of Mining
Y - Topsoil
COMMENTS
A complete inspection of the King Coal Mine was conducted by Marcia Talvitie of the Division
on Monday, September 10, 2012. Wade Wymore represented the operator, GCC Energy, LLC,
during the records check and field inspection of the King I and King II surface facilities. Skies
were overcast, with a few light sprinkles, but ground conditions were dry throughout the area.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1):
• Mine records were available for review at Tom Bird's office at the King II facility. A
completed DRMS Availability of Records form is attached to this report.
EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE — Rule 4.09
Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization:
The operator has end - dumped a series of loads of King II development waste on top of the
permitted refuse pile at the King I facility. Mr. Wymore and I discussed that when
equipment is brought on -site to distribute and compact the waste, the surface of the pile will
be graded as shown on Map King I -014, with a 2% cross slope from north to south, and 1%
slope from east to west.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05
Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures
4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13;
Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments
4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18:
• The East and West Sediment Ponds at King I were dry.
• We attempted to locate the outlet end of the 8" PVC pipe that carries flow from the West
Pond to the East Pond, but our efforts were unsuccessful. (Note: Mr. Bird notified me by
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 Page 2 of 5