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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii <br />999 <br />Geotechnical l Enrironmennl Enpineerinp • Materials Te~tlnp <br />June 27, 1996 <br />Bower Bros. Conswction <br />595 Taylor Street <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />Attn: Mr. Bud Bower <br />Jab No. 95-2296 <br />Subject: Quarterly Inspection Report, Waste Coal <br />Area, Foidel Creek Mine, Routt County, Colorado. <br />Gentlemen, <br />As requested, Northwest Colorado Covsul[ants, Inc. has prepared this letter outlining our inspections <br />made during [he second quarter of 1996 at the Waste Coal Area, which is located at [he Foidel Creek <br />Mine in Routt County, Colorado. <br />We visited [he project site on a pazt-time basis [o observe, inspect and test the compaction of the waste <br />coal materials placed in this area. During the firs[ part of this quarter, the contractor was stockpiling <br />the waste coal materials in ead-dumped piles over the exposed natural soils, towards [he south end of <br />the Waste Coal Area. The contractor began to spread and compact lips of the waste coal during the <br />fvst week of May and is continuing to place aad compact the waste coal materials at [his time. <br />The areas in which the contractor is spreading and compacting [he waste coal is generally situated in <br />the northeast corner of the Waste Coal Area; however, several lifts of waste coal fdl materials have also <br />been placed and compacted in [he borrow trenches, constructed in the north-central portion of the <br />Waste Coal Area. <br />Based on our observations made during our visits and [he compaction tests taken on the compacted fill <br />materials, i[ appears that the waste coal materials are being placed in general accordance with the <br />project plans and specifications. Copies o[ our compaction test results and daily reports are attached. <br />(970) 879.7888 • Fax (970) 879.7897 <br />29585 U.S. 40 West, Box 775226 • Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 <br />