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PERMIT #: P-2009-007 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: MAC <br />INSPECTION DATE: June 25, 2015 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The inspection was conducted by Michael Cunningham of the Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety <br />(Division) and Amy Titterington and Kelsa Warner of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Prospector was not <br />present for the inspection. The Golddigger I site is located on Beaver Creek approximately 5 miles northwest <br />of Fairplay, Colorado. The prospecting operation is occurring on an unpatented claim on the north side of <br />Beaver Creek in the Pike National Forest. <br />No prospecting was occurring at the time of the inspection and it appeared that the last activity at the site <br />occurred last season. All of the equipment which the Division observed during the last inspection has been <br />removed from the site. The Prospector has partially backfilled the trench; however, topsoil has not been <br />replaced over the disturbed area. The Prospector informed the Division in writing that the topsoil stockpile <br />was seeded at the conclusion of prospecting activities last year. The Division did not observe any vegetative <br />growth on the topsoil stockpile, but the stockpile appeared to be stable and was protected with silt fencing. In <br />addition, the Prospector has placed silt fencing between the disturbed area and the edge of Beaver Creek. The <br />silt fencing adjacent to the creek is no longer anchored into the ground and therefore would allow sediment to <br />enter into Beaver Creek. The Division did not see any evidence that erosion was occurring at this site. <br />However, the failure to maintain erosion control at the site has been cited as a problem; please see the first <br />page of this report for additional information. <br />Upon exiting the site, the Division discovered the Prospectors gate had been removed and was in the middle <br />of Beaver Creek. The gate was removed and placed on the north bank of Beaver Creek. It shall be the <br />Prospector's responsibility to re -install the gate across the access road. <br />The Division and the USFS hold a financial warranty in the amount of $4,307.29, which is adequate to <br />complete reclamation. <br />This concluded the inspection. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />