2012-12-03_REPORT - C1981012

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 12/3/2012
• Doc Name: 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2012 Quarterly Waste Bank Certification Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Ron Thompson
• Permit Index Doc Type: Waste Pile/Fill Report
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO
D I V I S 16 N OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
December 3, 2012
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Ron Thompson
Mike King
Executive Director
New Elk Coal Company, LLC
12250 Highway 12,
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
Weston, CO 81091
Re: New Elk Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -012)
2012, Q2 & Q3, Quarterly Waste Bank Certifications
Dear Mr. Thompson,
The Division received New Elk Coal Company's Quarterly Waste Bank Certifications for Q2, 2012 and
for Q3, 2012, on December 3 2012.
The inspections were carried out by NECC on June 16, 2012 and September 29, 2012, respectively.
Three disposal areas were inspected and described in the reports:
• The Refuse Disposal Area (RDA), located north of Highway 12
• The first Development Waste Disposal Area (DWDA), located south of Highway 12 and west
of the main facility access road
• The second Development Waste Disposal Area (DWDA 2), located south of Highway 12 and
east of the main facility access road
The Division's review of the two documents finds that each is in compliance with the following rules:
1. 4.09. 1 (1 1)(a) — The fills were inspected quarterly for stability by a registered engineer during
the (4) placement and compaction of fill materials and (5) revegetation period.
2. 4.09. 1 (1 1)(c) — [No longer applicable]
3. 4.10.2(2)(a) — The waste banks were inspected quarterly by a registered engineer.
4. 4.10.2(2)(b) — The inspections included the necessary observations and tests to evaluate
potential hazards to human life and property. None were observed.
5. 4.10.2(2)(c) — Steepness of slopes, seepage and other visible indicators of potential failure were
considered. None were observed.
The Division's review finds that each document is not in compliance with the following rules:
1. 4.09.1(11)(b) —Reports should be submitted to the Division within two weeks of the date of the
inspection
The report for Q2 refers to compaction testing performed on the RDA and DWDA 2 on May 28, 2012,
stating that the results are attached; they are not. In order to ensure that NECC is meeting minimum
compaction requirements it is recommended that the compaction test results be submitted to the
Division.
Water level data from three monitoring wells (TH -1, TH -2 and TH -3) are included in both reports. The
data shows that the level was exactly the same in each well on September 29 as it was on June 16,
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