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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1980-041 <br />INSPECTION DATE 07/21/06 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ESC <br />This was an inspection of the Rock Gulch Gravel Pit conducted by Erica Crosby of the Division <br />of Minerals and Geology. James Treat was present during the inspection. <br />The Rock Gulch Gravel Pit is located 1 mile south of Salida in Chaffee County Colorado. The <br />permit was issued on April 3, 1980 for a permit area of 9.8 acres. The Division holds a <br />financial warranty in the amount of $31,000.00. <br />A mine identification sign has been posted at the entrance to the site. Markers were noted <br />that delineate the permit area. A contractor is mining the site under the current operator. <br />According to Mr. Treat, the site is mined every few weeks. The highwall is approximately 30 <br />feet high and ie along the southwest aide of the pit. Small piles of product and overburden <br />were noted on site. A temporary crushing and screening facility is located in the pit. The <br />Division did not observe any topsoil piles on Bite. The operator will need to ensure that <br />all remaining topsoil in the northeast corner of the permit area be salvaged and used for <br />reclamation. <br />I 6 8 Contact Address <br /> p CE <br />NAME James L. Treat p BL <br />OPERATOR <br />STREET 225 G Street 0 HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Salida, Colorado 81201 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br /> p SE <br /> p WQCD (CH) <br />cc: Carl Mount; DMG <br />