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December 6, 2012 C-1981-022/Elk Creek Mine BFB <br /> Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br /> R -Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br /> R -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill &Grading N -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence <br /> R -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> R -Fish&Wildlife R - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> R -Processing Waste R -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a complete inspection of the Elk Creek Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of the Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining & Safety. The weather was mostly clear with no wind and the ground conditions were dry <br /> with some muddy spots on the Bear Creek Road. Jim Kiger of Oxbow Mining was present for the inspection. <br /> AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17: <br /> A unit train was being loaded during the inspection. The coal crusher, conveyors, silo and surge loading <br /> bin were also in operation. The longwall miner was not in operation but some underground development work <br /> was being done with a continuous miner. Small amounts of coal were being stacked and the overall size of the <br /> coal stockpile was small. There was no evidence of fugitive dust on site or off. A hotspot in the coal stockpile <br /> was emitting a small amount of smoke (photo 1). Two bull dozers were moving coal on the stockpile to get to the <br /> hotspot. Two water trucks and the tower sprinkler were spraying the area. <br /> AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> All files were available for review at the OMLLC office. See attached availability of records checklist. <br /> EXPLOSIVES —Rule 4.08 C Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4;Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4: <br /> The area around the detonation cap and explosive lockers was free and clear of debris and vegetation. <br /> FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18: <br /> A golden eagle was seen flying down the Bear Creek Canyon just north of the Bear Creek Fan. <br /> HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05 C Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br /> 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br /> Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage—Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br /> Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> The clean water diversion ditch above and east of Pond D needs to be cleaned(photo 2). The access to the <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />