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Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program CLOSEOUT REPORT ACTIVE MINE BOND FORFEITURE PROJECTS PERMIT INFORMATION Permit Number Operator Name Mine Name M-1987-090 Paulene R. Cook Paulene Pit Type of Mine: Pit Commodity- Sand and Gravel PRE-RECLAMATION SITE CONDITIONS The Paulene Pit is located northeast of Otis, Colorado, along Rock Creek north of the intersection of CR54 and CRD in western Yuma County. The mine permit was issued to Paulene R. Cook in 1987 for mining in a permit area of 9 acres. In 2002 the Operator initiated a revision to the permit to allow only 3 acres to be disturbed at a time, which was approved. In 2014 during a routine monitoring inspection, the Division determined that more than 3 acres had been disturbed as well as an erosion problem with the pit, and required a Technical Revision to the permit. The Operator failed to resolve the problems, and a subsequent inspection in 2015 revealed additional problems with operations outside of the mine permit boundary, erosion, incorrect signage, and boundary markers. At this time, the Division recalculated the costs of reclamation to be $20,000. The Operator did not post bond for the surety increase. In 2016, a formal hearing for the Mined Land Reclamation Board was held. As a result, the Mined Land Reclamation Board found the Operator in violation for failing to comply with the conditions of the permit. The Operator failed to comply with the Board corrective actions, and the permit was revoked on October 19, 2016 and the bond money in the amount of$6500.00 was forfeited. BIDDING/CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION Type of Bid Documented Quote JPurchase Orde (circle one) Invitation for Bid- Direct Bill PO Number: Contractor Name & Address: Construction Bond Amount (after 5% PO-2020-1355 Dates: administrative fee removed): Berry Trucking and $6,190.47 Excavating, Inc. Start: 7/16/19 8561 S Ammons St. • Seed $705.00 Littleton, CO 80128 0 Contract Work $18,700.00 End: 7/24/15 Project Cost: $19,405.00 Construction Work Description Within the permit boundary, two berms were constructed from the overburden pile to 1) protect the low area of County Road D, and 2) direct water towards the existing culverts where the historic channel was located in the north part of the permit area. The drainage swale area was smoothed to promote drainage toward the culverts. The entire permitted disturbed area (3 acres) was seeded and fertilized, and the areas disturbed by reclamation construction (aprox 1.5 acres) was mulched with weed-free straw and crimped. Remaining Reclamation Requirements and Estimated Cost: Reclamation was not able to fill in the low areas at the site to prevent ponding after storm events or re-establish the historic drainage channel through the site due to insufficient funds. Remaining reclamation work includes future control of noxious weeds at the site. P o' t Manager, Senior Project Maqqqer, Date Date 1