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1 <br /> i <br /> I PERMIT#:M-1981-121 <br /> INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: TC1 <br /> SPECTION DATE: March 18,2015 <br /> Environmental—No noxious weeds or exposed groundwater were observed. S me erosion rilling was observed <br /> in the haul road (see Photo 5) and in the aforementioned steeper highwalls. <br /> Records: <br /> • Revisions: Surety Increase (SI-01)was approved in 1993 to increase the financial warranty to its current <br /> value of$3,750 (it should be noted that this amount was based on a 1.5-acre active mining area: 660 ft <br /> x 100ft). Two Succession of Operator (permit transfers): one (50-01) a pproved in 1998 and the second <br /> (S0-02)to the current Operator in February 2005. <br /> I <br /> • Commitments/Stipulations: None. <br /> • Other Records <br /> a) Permit Boundary—The approved permit boundary is a 660 ft x 6601ft square offset 200 ft from the <br /> section line to the south and to the west (see Figure 2) <br /> b) The total permitted area is 9.9 acres. The Division's disturbed area estimate is approximately 6.6 <br /> acres. Only about 2.5 acres of disturbance is within the approved permit boundary. <br /> c) Previous inspections —The last inspection was performed on 10/5/010. A lack of permit sign was <br /> cited as a problem. The 2006 inspection indicated that all disturban a at that time occurred prior to <br /> the permit issuance (1981). However, historical Google Eart images indicate some new <br /> disturbances occurred between 1999 and 2004. I <br /> d) Historical disturbance —The original permit application does not aplpear to directly address pre-law <br /> or pre-permit disturbance. However, the permit application dontains references to mineral <br /> investigations on site and a petition to El Paso County to approve miffing activities, both in 1973 (pre- <br /> law). The 1999 Google Earth image (the oldest available) indicates a majority of the southern portion <br /> of the pit, which is outside the approved permit boundary, existed iii 1999. <br /> e) Annual reports—The anniversary date is July 23. Annual reports and fees are current through 2015. <br /> Recent annual reports show a more rectangular permit boundary(2014) and an average 700 ft x 300 <br /> ft disturbance (2015). It is unclear when this boundary change occutred, or if it was approved by the <br /> Division. <br /> f) The post-mine land use is general agriculture. <br /> Bond: ' <br /> The current bond is inadequate for 9.9 acres of approved affected area. The financial warranty was last updated <br /> in 1993 (SI-01). The current estimated disturbance is 6.63 acres. The enclosed updated financial warranty <br /> estimate reflects that disturbance. Unless the Operator can demonstrate an error in the enclosed estimate or <br /> has performed additional reclamation activity since the April inspection,the Di$✓ision will require the additional <br /> bond ($13,820) be posted. A separate surety increase letter will be sent to the Operator within 60 days of this <br /> report. <br /> Summary and Recommendations: <br /> 1. The Division observed some disturbance outside the approved permit boundary. The records are unclear as <br /> to how much of this disturbance is pre-permit issuance and how much was'created by the current Operator <br /> (after the 2005 permit transfer). If the operator wishes to continue minir>jg this site, a Technical Revision <br /> should be requested to clarify pre-and post- permit issuance disturbance to the extent possible. This TR <br /> should also clarify the permit boundary. <br /> 2. The Division may require structures agreements for McClelland Road, and other structures (fences, utilities, <br /> etc.)within 200 ft of the pit extents depending on pre-and post-mine disturbance demonstrations discussed <br /> in Item 1 above. <br /> Page 3 of 7 <br />