_INSPECTION - C1981012 ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Ron Thompson
• Inspection Date: 1/28/2013
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: DIH
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: LJS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

January 28, 2013 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine LDS
GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE:
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 reports of October and January.
h1 several locations culverts had been removed but not replaced. Mr Thompson, Mr Steele and Mr Wilson
explained that NECC intends to use only 12 gauge culverts from now on (as opposed to the thinner 16 gauge)to
reduce the frequency of damage to culverts and the costly maintenance that entails. The culvert supplier had
mistakenly sent 16 gauge culverts which needed to be returned. This delayed the completion of several of the
projects described under the HYDROLOGIC BALANCE section of this report.
Currently there is no area identified for non-coal waste storage before disposal. Mr Thompson has stated
previously that non-coal waste is currently collected in dumpsters and hauled off site. hi any case,trash should
not be allowed to accumulate around the site.
PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES—Rule 4.10 and 4.11
Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement:
The RDA appeared stable and well drained. Despite the snow,it was clear that the reclaimed lower slopes and
benches were well vegetated. The piezometers on the RDA benches were checked and tagged by GPS.
ROADS —Rule 4.03
Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3),- Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4),- Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5)and
(6)/4.03.2(5) and(6); Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7):
All roads on the mine site were well drained and maintained.
REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15
Vegetative Cover; Timing:
The snow cover made any assessment of vegetative cover challenging.
SUPPORT FACILITIES -Rule 4.04:
The Jansen Load-out was inspected on Monday 28th. Weeds around the stockpile had been cleared. There was a
little trash at the east end of the site and the berm was indistinct. Boundary markers were in place. The east sump
had been cleared,but the west sump was overgrown to the point that it was difficult to identify. Materials left over
by the railroad were scattered around the site. The mine ID sign had been updated by the end of the inspection. See
photos 10-14. Trash should be cleared and the berm restored at the east end of the site; the west sump
should be cleaned out; the railroad materials should be "organized" or removed.
The Apache Canyon airshafts were inspected on Tuesday 29th. No recent disturbance was evident at either site.
Mine ID signs were in place and had been updated by the end of the inspection. A small amount of sloughage had
occurred under the concrete pad at the second airshaft(see photo 15).
Sloughage around the pad at the second airshaft should be filled in.
Offsite monitoring wells were inspected on Tuesday 28th. The following Hydrologic Monitoring Points were
checked and tagged by GPS: NM-20,NM-21,NM-22,NM-23,NE-6-IOa,NE-6-IOb,NEW 3, SF-2. All were well
maintained and identified.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3
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