2014-09-29_INSPECTION - M1996050

• Permit No: M1996050
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 9/29/2014
• Doc Name: Inspection report
• From: DRMS
• To: Reese Contracting
• Inspection Date: 8/18/2014
• Email Name: ERR
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (D:
Pit, Permit File No. M- 1996 -050. The mine is locate
Russell of the Division inspected the site and Sharon
daughter, accompanied the inspection. The site is an
mining land use is rangeland and wildlife habitat. T1
monitoring inspection program.
PERMIT #: M- 1996 -050
INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ERR
INSPECTION DATE: August 18, 2014
vision) conducted an inspection of the Reese -Logan Sand & Gravel
I approximately 6 'h miles southwest of Sterling, Colorado. Elliott
Reese with Reese Contracting, the Operator, and Jewelie Yetter, her
fictive 110c operation with 9.9 permitted acres and the approved post-
s inspection was carried out as a part of the Division's routine
At 13:30, the Division met Ms. Reese and Ms. Yette at the mine site northwest of the intersection of the County Roads 16
and 35. At the time of the inspection it was hot, the N eather was clear, and the ground was dry. The mine site
identification sign was observed near the entrance or the southwest corner of the permit and was in compliance with Rule
3.1.12(1). None of the permit boundary corners could be located; this will be cited as a problem requiring corrective
action, please see page 2 of this report for more infoi mation.
The site is an active sand and gravel dredge operatio
site at the time of the inspection. The direction of mi
where topsoil is currently being stripped. With the 21
into the pit and thus the dredge was working in the n
2013 aerial image, the Division estimates that there i
a stockpile of fine material located in the northeast ri
the southern boundary between the dredge pond and
. The dredge, screen, pump /separator, and a front -end loader were on
ing is from west to east and the east side of the dredging pond is
13 fall flood, the Operator stated that more material was deposited
[ddle of the pond instead of on the eastern mining face. Based on a
approximately 4.5 acres of exposed ground water. There is currently
;ion of the permit and several stockpiles of screened material along
i row of trees/bushes.
During the inspection the following three items were discussed. The current reclamation plan needs to be updated and
clarified pursuant to C.R.S 34- 32.5- 116(1) and will cited as a problem requiring corrective action, please see page 1 of
this report for more information. A Technical Revision (attached is a TR form) and associated $216 fee is required to
revise the Approved Reclamation Plan for the following:
• The dredging pond is surrounded by access
they have built a residence just south of the
o A signed and notarized letter from
required.
• The Operator also stated that the overbur
property protection from when the South
make it a permanent feature of the reclan
The Operator wants these roads to not be reclaimed because
and would want to access the area after mining has finish.
landowner, requesting that the access roads are to remain is
>psoil berm that is along the western boundary provides their
River floods. This was rebuilt after the last flood and they hope to
o A signed and notarized letter from t landowner, requesting that this safety berm is to remain after
reclamation is completed is required. In addition, documentation is required to ensure compliance with
Logan County's flood plain rules.
The Operator, who is also the Landowner, h
of the approximate location northeast bound
washed. This material is then windrowed an
Landowner's agricultural fields. The access
expansion roads. The Operator stated that to
they would just use the mine roads to access
a beet tare operation adjacent to the permit boundary, just northeast
y corner. They are given the waste soil from when the beets are
re -turned annually and eventually is utilized as topsoil for the
)ad to these windrows is quite similar to the mine's previous
educe any confusion, this road could be tilled back into the field and
he beet tare windrows.
o A narrative discussing the operation Is required.
* *This Technical Revision needs to include an
depicting the location of these three items. **
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