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PERMIT #: M-2012-024 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: SJM <br />INSPECTION DATE: November 1, 2017 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This monitoring inspection was conducted by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division). Troy <br />Wells, representing the Operator, was present during the inspection. Photographs taken at the site during <br />this inspection are included at the end of this report. <br />The Warren Gravel Pit is located approximately 3 miles east of Delta, and will be accessed from CR 1800. <br />There was not a permit identification sign posted at the site. This is noted as a problem at the beginning of <br />this report. <br />The current site use is cropland, and the post mining land use is approved as recreation. The permit area will <br />include 40.44 acres, of which 38.64 acres are expected to be mined. The area of the pond is expected to be 30 <br />acres in size. There is currently no mining taking place and topsoil stockpiling has started. About 18" of topsoil <br />has been stripped and there is also about 3' of a clay overburden that has been removed. The unmined <br />acreage will serve as buffer zones and topsoil/overburden stockpile areas. It is expected that sufficient <br />quantities of overburden material will be available on site for completing reclamation, and that enough topsoil <br />will be salvaged in order to be distributed over the disturbed areas during reclamation at a depth of no less <br />than eight inches. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Stephanie Mitchell at the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 S. 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, CO 81501, phone <br />number 970.242.5025. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />