INSPEC01139

• Permit No: M1980135
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DMG
• To: Western Cleanup Corporation
• Inspection Date: 12/10/2003
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M- 1980-135
INSPECTION DATE 12/10/03
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OBSERVATIONS
INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRS
This was an inspection of the Headley Farms Permit area conducted by Gregg Squire of the
Division of Minerals and Geology. The manager of the Pinneo Feedlot, Joel Chisum,
accompanied the inspector. This permit has been held by several different operators, at this
time Western Cleanup Corporation still holds the permit, but has sold the property to Pinneo
Feedlot. The Division has received a Succession of Operators Application Form to transfer
the permit to Pinneo Feedlot, but the succession has not yet been approved by the Division.
Weather conditions on site were clear and cool, with a few inches of snow on the ground. A
permit sign is posted at the entrance to the pit. It should be noted that upon approval of
the Succession of Operator, the Permit ID sign must be modified to show the new operator.
The 112c Mining and Reclamation Permit was issued to mine 59 acres. There is no active
mining taking place at this time, but there are numerous stockpiles of topsoil, overburden
and mined material at various locations within the permit area. As noted in the Division's
March 15, 1999 inspection report, Pits 2 and 3 contain water. That report also stated that
" Upon further review of the file, there appears to be no information regarding groundwater
rights." On April 29, 1999 the Permit Holder, The Farmers State Bank of Brush, provided the
Division with a District Water Court Decree (Water Division No. 1, Case Non. 90-CW-189),
which appears to satisfy the augmentation question.
The Division report of March 15, 1999 also stated that "Gravel pit #4 was not inspected due
to access. The pit is located west of County Road 31. Al Campbell (Representing Farmers
Bank of Brush) stated that the property west of County Road #31 is not owned by Farmers Bank
of Brush, and the status of the pit was unclear." In the April 29, 1999 response from the
bank it was stated that "In regard to Gravel Pit #4, the pit has been generally reclaimed,
but we wish to continue the mining and reclamation responsibility for the present time." The
Division is requesting that the new operator, Pinneo Feedlot, inform the Division of the
current status of the Pit #4 area, including the land ownership, the current situation as far
as reclamation goes, their plans for this area, and what the legal right of access is. This
should be done by March 31, 2004.
It was noted that there was some broken concrete stored on the site. If the operator plans to
use this material as backfill, they must provide the Division notice of the proposed backfill
activity as described in Rule 3.1.5(9). A copy of this Rule is enclosed.
During the inspection no permit boundary markers were observed. These markers must be put in
place to locate each of the pit boundaries, including Pit #4. To assist the operator in
locating these boundaries the Division is enclosing the following documents:
1) A map sent to the Division by the Farmers State Bank, received on October 7, 1985,
which shows the location of Pit #4.
2) A map sent to the Division by the Farmers State Bank, received on September 6, 1990,
which shows areas added and deleted by a Technical Revision approved in 1990.
3) A map submitted by Western Clean Up Corporation as part of their September 16, 2003
Annual Report, which appears to be a slightly modified version of the September 6, 1990
map.
The Division plans to inspect this site as part of the Succession of Operator process to
reevaluate the financial warranty. The operator should notify the Division when the
boundary markers are in place, and an inspection date will be set. In any case, the latest
that the markers must be placed is no later than March 31, 2004.