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PERMIT #: M- 2002 -068 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ERR <br />INSPECTION DATE: November 3, 2014 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) conducted an inspection of the Ensminger Pit (Permit File <br />No. M- 2002 -068), a Construction Material Limited Impact 110c Operation Reclamation Permit with 9.9 permitted acres <br />and an approved post - mining land use of Wildlife Habitat. The mine is located approximately 2 miles southwest of <br />Haxtun, Colorado. Elliott Russell, with the Division, inspected the site while Rick Ensminger, the Operator, accompanied <br />it. This inspection was carried out as a part of the Division's routine monitoring program. <br />At 14:10, the Division and Mr. Ensminger arrived at the mine site, located south of CR 28, %z mile west of CR 3. At the <br />time of the inspection the temperature was cold, the sky was overcast, and the ground was damp. The mine site <br />identification sign was observed at the entrance to the site and was in compliance with Rule 3.1.12(1). No boundary <br />markers were observed during the inspection; this will be cited as a problem requiring corrective action (the Mining Plan <br />Map has been attached for the Operator's reference). The site was not currently being mined at the time of the inspection, <br />but there was one excavator and one front -end loader on the site. <br />The site consists of a pit, approximately 10 -15 feet deep and 2 acres in size, located just north of the small ephemeral <br />channel known as North Fork of Frenchman Creek. Topsoil had been stripped from the excavated area and piled around <br />the site in various stockpiles. There was a product stockpile located just to the east of the pit. The southeast potion of the <br />pit had been partially reclaimed, but still needed to be graded no steeper than the approved maximum slope of 3H:1 V. The <br />most active portion of the site is the eastern face which was just north of one of the pit's access ramps. <br />The reclamation cost estimate was last calculated during the permit application process in 2002. In accordance with Rule <br />4.2.1(2), the Division has reviewed the estimated cost to reclaim the site and found that the current bond of $10,000.00 is <br />adequate for the approved reclamation activities needed at the site in its current condition (f2 acres). Please be aware that <br />the original bond was calculated for the maximum size of disturbance allowed at the site (9.9 acres); the Division has re- <br />calculated the cost estimate for the maximum disturbance and has found the new cost to be $24,000.00. The cost summary <br />sheet for the updated calculation has been attached to this report for the Operator's reference; if more information is <br />needed, the Division will provide the specific task sheets upon request. The Division will not pursue a Surety Increase at <br />this time due to the current size of the disturbance and the anticipated increase in size for the coming year. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />