_INSPECTION - C1981022 ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Jim Kiger
• Inspection Date: 1/8/2013
• Email Name: BFB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

January 8, 2013 C-1981-022/Elk Creek 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
N -Backfill &Grading N -Revegetation
N -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence
R -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage
R -Fish &Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers
N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site
N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining
R -Processing Waste N -Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a complete inspection of the Elk Creek Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining & Safety. The weather was mostly clear, cold and no wind. There was about 6 inches of
snow and many of the areas were inaccessible. Jim Kiger of Oxbow Mining, LLC was present for the inspection.
AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17:
The coal stockpile was relatively small and one dozer was working the pile. Coal was being stacked on
the pile during the inspection. There were no signs of fugitive dust on site or off.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS —Rule 5.02.4(1):
All files were available for review at the OMLLC office. See attached availability of records checklist.
EXPLOSIVES—Rule 4.08 Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4,Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4:
The area around the detonation cap and explosive lockers was free and clear of debris and vegetation.
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
Four cow elk were seen in the Bear Creek Canyon.
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:
Pond A was dry. Pond B contained water and snow was stacked on the south side so it will melt into the
pond. East Yard Pond was dry with some plowed snow stacked in the pond. Pond D contained water and the
surface was frozen. The water level was about 12 inches below the primary spillway. The Pond D primary
spillway discharge point into Elk Creek contained some ice but was not discharging.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3
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