_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Tom Bird
• Inspection Date: 10/2/2012
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

October 2, 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
N - Air Resource Protection N -Roads
N - Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success
N -Backfill & Grading N -Revegetation
R -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence
NA -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage
R -Fish& Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance Y - Signs and Markers
N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site
N - Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining
NA -Processing Waste N - Topsoil
COMMENTS
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012, a partial inspection was conducted of the King Coal Mine by me,
Marcia Talvitie, of the Division. Three representatives of the Office of Surface Mining (OSM)
also participated in the inspection: Christina Hulsman, Spencer Shumate, and Daniel McKinnon.
This mine was selected by OSM for this year's special focus evaluation topic: Prevention of
Offsite Impacts -Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Sedimentation Ponds. Tom Bird, of
GCC Energy, accompanied us on the inspection. Skies were clear, and the temperature warmed
quickly as the morning progressed.
EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE—Rule 4.09
Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization:
• The operator had commenced with removal of the coal mine waste from the portal bench.
No work was occurring at the time of the inspection, but an excavator rented for that purpose
was stationed on site, and more than 90% of the refuse had been removed. Mr. Bird said the
refuse was loaded into trucks, and hauled to the top of the permitted refuse pile for disposal.
The cut slope had been cleanly exposed.
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
• Mr. Bird pointed out the site of a bobcat den at King L The equipment operator had taken
care not to disturb the den while excavating the refuse material from the portal bench.
• Mine personnel have been seeing bears in the area on a frequent basis. None were observed
during the inspection, however.
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;
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 Page 2 of 4