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l <br /> 1 <br /> OBSERVATIONS <br /> This was a normal monitoring inspection of the Ellison Pit; DRMS File No. M-1978-170 operated by Delta <br /> County. This site is located approximately 3 miles east of Delta, Colorado in Delta County. I, Stephanie <br /> Mitchell of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) conducted the inspection. Mr. <br /> Larry Record of Delta County Road & Bridge accompanied me on the inspection. <br /> This is a 112c mining operation with a 148 permit acres. Mining is currently active at the site. Phase III of <br /> mining is currently taking place and moving to the South . The maximum allowed disturbance is 35 acres for <br /> the permit. It is estimated that the disturbance is around 60 acres. The Division requests that the Operator <br /> send in a Technical Revision requesting for increased maximum allowed disturbance. <br /> The affected area was marked by markers that were clearly visible and adequate to delineate the affected <br /> area boundary in accordance with Rule 3.1.12(2). <br /> Topsoil has been salvaged in advance of the excavation and placed in various berms adjacent to the pit slopes <br /> on the north and east sides of the permit area. The topsoil berms appear stable with vegetative cover. <br /> Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Stephanie Mitchell at the Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado <br /> 81501, phone number (970) 242-5025. <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />