_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Tom Bird
• Inspection Date: 11/26/2012
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

November 26, 2012 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine MLT
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
• No wildlife was sighted during the inspection, but deer tracks were plentiful throughout both
areas, and we saw a set of mountain lion tracks at the top of the outer slope of the waste pile.
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:
King I Mine
• The west and east sediment ponds were mucked out in September of this year. At the time of
the inspection, the west pond was dry, and the east pond held only a puddle of water. Pond
slopes appeared to stable.
• At the east pond, the outlet end of the connecting pipe from the west pond had been repaired
with a larger-diameter segment of pipe, and extended beyond the pond slope.
• We observed some routine maintenance will be required on culvert inlets and outlets at the
site.
• Silt fencing at the SAE on the entrance road was checked and found to be in good condition.
A line of sediment was visible on the fabric, in evidence that the silt fencing is fulfilling its
intended purpose (Photo 4).
King II Mine
• We walked the length of both Clearwater diversion ditches, and found them to be well
maintained and clear of debris.
• Collection ditches and culverts within the disturbed area were mostly clear; routine
maintenance was required in a few places where a rock had been dislodged into the ditch.
• The mine has been using wattles in the roadside ditches to slow the flow and help sediment
to settle out. We noted a spot where the wattles might not be necessary, due to the flat
gradient of the ditch, and other spots where sediment should be cleaned from behind the
wattles and the wattles adjusted more snugly to the ditch shape.
• The sediment pond was not holding any water, but sediment on the pond floor appeared to be
saturated.
• We reevaluated the drainage on the belt portal bench, beneath the belt tower, and discussed
possible improvements that can be made at that location.
GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE:
• Tom Bird said that coal mining activities are presently located within the OSM-permitted
portion of the King II Mine.
• Mr. Bird also said that for the DRMS permit area, coal has been previously extracted from a
small portion of the State Land Board parcel (Section 36), and that no mining has yet taken
place on the BLM parcel in Section 35.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 Page 3 of 9