2012-11-29_INSPECTION - X201222311 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: X201222311
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 11/29/2012
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Steve Heist
• Inspection Date: 11/27/2012
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

November 27, 2012 X- 2012 -223- 11/2012 NOI -Oak Mesa Area JDM
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable
Y - Air Resource Protection
R -Roads
R - Backfill & Grading
R - Reclamation Success
N - Fish & Wildlife
N - Revegetation
R - Hydrologic Balance
NA - Slides and Other Damage
R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan
R -Signs and Markers
N - Other
R - Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a coal explortation inspection of the active Oak Mesa Project permitted under NOI X- 2012 - 223 -11
conducted by Jason Musick of CDRMS. The weather was clear and the ground was dry with areas of moisture due
to recent snowfall. Steve Weist and Bob May of Oxbow Mining, Inc and Elliott Russell of CDRMS accompanied
the inspection.
BACKFIL,L and GRADING — Rules 2.02(g) and 4.21.4(4):
Backfilling and grading has been completed at site OM- 12 -09, The site is flat with no evidence of offsite impacts.
Drilling operations have been completed at inspected site OM -12 -16 with backfilling and grading operations yet to
occur.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rules 2.02(f), 4.21.4(7), and 4.21.4(10):
The following sites were inspected in various stages of development, OM- 12 -09, OM-12-35, OM- 12 -43, OM -12-
16, and OM- 12 -26. All sites are flat with little to no gradient of the area. No hydrologic impacts were observed.
All disturbances were confined to the approved drill sites and road construction, with no evidence of off -site
impacts with regard to sediment leaving the site or fugitive run -off.
GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE - Rule 2.02(g) and 4.21.2(2):
The Oak Mesa Exploration project consists of 43 exploration holes located on both private and public surface lands.
At the time of the inspection, approximately 6 holes have been drilled or are in the process of drilling. No problems
were noted and the operations are being conducted as approved at the time of the inspection.
ROADS — Rules 2.02(2)(g) and 4.21.4(3):
Existing county and ranch roads utilized for drilling access have been improved by grading operations and
drainage. Newly constructed access roads to sites OM- 12 -09, OM- 12 -16, OM -12 -26 and the reservoir 41 by -pass
road are stable and graded with no problems noted.
RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 2.02(g) and 4.21.2(2):
At the time of the inspection no sites have completed reclamation. Site OM -12 -09 has been backfilled and graded
and site OM -12 -16 has been sealed. No problems were noted in terms of reclamation progress.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0
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