_INSPECTION - C1981012 ‎(15)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Ron Thompson, New Elk Coal Company, LLC
• Inspection Date: 1/2/2013
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

January 2,2013 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine LDS
suggested
• Ditch D15 must be restored to convey water flowing from culvert C73,past the new pump-house,through
culvert C74 and back into ditch D15 again.Level 1.The division recognizes that NECC may wish to
redesign the surface water management structures in this area,but asserts that a short term fix is necessary.
• Straw bales on the south bank of the Purgatoire River,located under the conveyor,north of the wash plant,
have filled up with coal fines and are therefore inadequate to protect the river from disturbed area runoff.
They must be restored.Level 3.
• The berm at the east end of the SAE south of pond 7 was compromised and must be re-built. Level 3.
GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLANCE:
The response to the mid-term permit review is pending.A number of inconsistencies will be addressed during this
process. Some,but not all,are mentioned elsewhere in this report and the October report.
Non-coal waste (i.e. trash)continues to be an issue around the site (see photos 16-20). Examples include,but are
not limited to:
• Scrap aluminum in D28
• Barrel in D23
• Section of conveyor belt at NE corner of reclaimed Development Coal Waste Pile
• Abandoned power poles in vicinity of Pond 4
• Concrete and wood south of the highway
• PVC pipes near Pond 6
• Abandoned riser near Pond 7
Currently there is no area identified for trash storage before disposal. Ron Thompson has stated previously that
non-coal waste is currently collected in dumpsters and hauled off site. In any case,trash should not be allowed to
accumulate around the site. Level 3.
PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES—Rule 4.10 and 4.11
Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization;Placement:
The RDA appeared stable and well drained.No water was ponded on the refuse (see photo 21).
SIGNS AND MARKERS—Rule 4.02:
The mine ID signs had been updated to show the new phone number for the mine,but the address was out of date.
All of the mine ID signs(two on the highway,plus those at the Jansen Loadout,Golden Eagle mine and Lorencito
Canyon mine) should be updated with the new address. Level 3.
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED
n/a
OTHER(SPECIFY)
n/a
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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