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{Page ZI E !D r7 OR PROSPECTING ID Jf itA'g8.031 PECTION PATE 7-23.98 lNSPECTOR'5 INITIAL This was apre-operational inspection of the proposed permit expansion area for the Weimer No. 2 Pit conversion to a 112 The conversion addresses the addition of 10,67 acres to the current 9.8 acre permit area, resulting in a 20.57 acre permit are site was accessed by the road which was upgradetl for this operations access and haul road. The proposed expansion area is typified by a sagebrush flat and bill slope with no permanent manmade structures located with feet of the proposed boundaries. The multiple corners of the proposed expansion area were marked with lath and surveyor' Topographic relief includes a sidehill which slopes into a drainage which originates as a Swale in the original t t0 permit are. proposed permit boundary terminates approximately 10 - 75 feet from the bottom of the drainage to prevent excavation watercourse. A Swale crosses the proposed expansion area and access road and terminates in the aforementioned drainage operator will need to ensure the recamation plan addresses reconstruction of the drainage. The top of this drainage is cut off haul road which acts as a dam to cdlect runoN for stock watering. 't'he same contlition exists in the Swale an the original t 70 area. As with the original permit area, vegetation is typified by big sagebrush, rubber rabbithrush, blue grams, and Indian rice Vegetative cover is roughly estimated at 40 - 50 percent, The access road has not been included in the permit area. During original permitting of this site the applicant was informed road installed or upgraded specifically feu use as an access road far the pt woiltl need to be included in the permit area. The ap stated that the sexface property owner had already approached the county for approval to builtl a road here for his use to haul to the site for livestock. The site i5 apparently used for a livestock wintering ground. The applicant was notified that a lette the landowner to this eNect, slating that the road is to remain as a permanent feature after mining, to be used for this purpose, need to be submitted to the pivision, and that without this letter, the road must be included within the proposed permit an financial warcartty for reclamation of the road must be included in the reclamation bond. The applicant hand delivered, durir inspection, an attempt at a letter of this type from the landowner. However, the letter is non-specific about which road it re and doesn't indicate why such a significant road is necessary for hauling water to cattle. The applicant also delivered a BLM rid way grartt/temporary use permit, No. COC-58d61 which addresses the portion of the access road that crosses BLM Sur#ace unfortunately, the permit is not signed by the BLM and is therefore not acceptable as reason to believe the access road ca permanem feature. Additionally, the BLM permit, if signed, is only a temporary permit. If Me BLM does net indicate that thi can remain as a permanent feature, then the entire road must be included in the permit area. The reclaration plan and fir warranty would also have to include provisions for recamation of the road. The site has a sigruficaM Jaye=r of catiche tt>at the operate will need to make provisions for isWating and burying in the revised i and reclamation plans. Special concern should be placed on prevention of mixing the caliche with the topsail that is slat replacement at reclamation. NAME Lss.ssRh -rzaii9 OPERATOR >srtngrland~rsih rSs• ~nc• STREET P.O. Box 726 CITY/STATE/ZIP N1tGia Colorado fl1424 cc: Tom Gillis, DMG [] CE )( BL - Donna Knox • Montrose Office ^ FS ^ Hw p HMWMp 1CH) p SE