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June 29,2021 C-1981-037/GEC Strip Mine ZTT <br /> Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br /> N -Air Resource Protection N -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records N -Reclamation Success <br /> N -Backfill&Grading N -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> N -Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> N -Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> N -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a complete inspection of the GEC Mine conducted by Zach Trujillo of Colorado Division of <br /> Reclamation,Mining and Safety(DRMS)on June 29,2021. The GEC Mine was a surface mine which the <br /> Division has revoked the bond and terminated the permit. Therefore,no mine operator remains.All bond monies <br /> available to the Division were utilized by the Divisin for reclamation activitries and no reclamation bond money <br /> remains to conduct maintenance activities. The weather was cloudy and ground conditions were dry.Temperatures <br /> during the inspection were around seventy degrees fahrenheit. <br /> On November 13,2018,a meeting was held between the Division and The Corley Company in regards to the <br /> Division's intentions of releasing jursidiction to the GEC Mine Site. During this meeting,Dr. Corely,president of <br /> The Corley Company,informed the Division that it was best that the Division no longer access the site on the <br /> lands owned by The Corely Company.Based upon that meeting,this inspection was done from a limited public <br /> access point at the gated county road.The lock code that the Division once had to this gate no longer works. <br /> The inspection for the GEC Mine was done at the locked gate along the county road to the site.A portion of <br /> Chen's Hill was visible from this location.From the gate along the county road no rills or gullies could be <br /> observed however,as docuemtend in previous reports,the slope has multiple gullies. Overall,the northern face of <br /> Chen's Hill shows good vegetative growth due to recent precipitation. Pond A was also inspected from the county <br /> road.The pond has been prevriously reported as filled with sediment. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />