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PERMIT #: M- 1986 -105 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: MAC <br />INSPECTION DATE: February 27, 2014 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The inspection was conducted by Michael Cunningham of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(Division). The Operator was not present for the inspection. The Vondy Pit is located 13 miles north of Snyder, <br />Colorado on Highway 71. The site is permitted for 9.9 acres and the post- mining land use is rangeland. <br />This inspection was carried out as part of the Division's regular monitoring program. The permit sign was <br />posted at the entrance to the site and the permit boundary was clearly delineated per Rule 3.1.12. No mining <br />was taking place during the inspection; onsite equipment consisted of a single dragline located on top of the <br />south pit wall. The Vondy Pit lies immediately south of a pre -law pit which was mined prior to 1965. The <br />commodity of interest at the Vondy Pit is sand and gravel. The material is being extracted from a pit that is <br />approximately 4.9 acres in size; total surface disturbance is approximately 6 acres. The pit walls range from 10 <br />to 15 feet in height and are mined vertically. Topsoil has been salvaged and stockpiled on the south side of the <br />pit; the stockpile was vegetated and did not show any signs of erosion. <br />The Division holds a financial warranty in the amount of $6,300.00. As part of this inspection the Division <br />performed a complete bond calculation to determine if the existing financial warranty is adequate to complete <br />reclamation at the site. Notice of any increase to the financial warranty will be sent under separate cover. <br />This concluded the inspection. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />