_INSPECTION - C1981028 ‎(17)‎

• Permit No: C1981028
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Donald MacDonald
• Inspection Date: 10/25/2012
• Email Name: BFB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

October 25,2012 C-1981-028/Keenesburg Strip Mine BFB
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
R -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
R -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success
R -Backfill& Grading R -Revegetation
N -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 N - Signs and Markers
N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site
N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining
N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil
COMMENTS
INTRODUCTION—This was a complete inspection of the Keenesburg Strip Mine of the Coors Energy Company.
The inspection was conducted by Brock Bowles of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety on
October 25,2012. Mr. Donald MacDonald of Coors Energy Company was present for the inspection. The
weather conditions were sunny and cool. There was about 3 inches of wet snow on the ground and the snow was
melting. A compelete site inspection was difficult to achieve due to the snow cover and muddy conditions.
AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17:
The ash in the pit was covered with fill material. There was not fugitive dust noted onsite or off.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1):
All files were available for review at the mine office. See attached Availability of Records checklist.
BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1;Approximate Original Contour
4.14.2;Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2,4.27;Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials
4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6:
Coal ash was being back-filled in the B-Pit form South to North. A row of backfill material was staged in
the bottom of the pit in preparation for the next row of ash(photo 1). The previous day's ash was backfilled and
coverfill material was spread on top. The daily ash delivery had not been delivered at the time of this inspection.
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
Two great horned owls were flushed from the trees surrounding sediment pond 2 (photo 2). They perched
on the nearby power poles for the duration of the pond inspection. A kestrel and a red-tailed hawk were also seen
in the vicinity of sediment pond 2.
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
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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