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(Page 2) • <br />MINE ID/~# OR PROSPECTING ID # M-77-094 <br />INS~EC'fION DATE 02/03/99 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ESC <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was an inspection of the Westhoff Pit conducted by Erica Crosby of the Colorado Division <br />of Minerals and Geology. Gary Westhoff representing Morgan Sand & Gravel was present during <br />the inspection. Weather conditions on site were cool and very windy. Ground conditions were <br />dry. <br />The mine site is located 9 miles North of Fort Morgan. The permit area encompasses 40 acres. <br />The mining and reclamation permit was issued on December 20, 1979. The site was last <br />inspected by the Division on September 14, 1989. The bond currently in place is in the <br />amount of $13,000.00. <br />The site is an active dry mining operation. A permit sign was posted and boundary markers <br />were in place. Pre-law mining disturbance was noted immediately north-west of the permit <br />area. <br />Mining in Phases I and II are complete, and the operator is in the process of reclaiming the <br />affected areas. Reclamation consists of reclaiming small piles of overburden material and <br />topsoil replacement. The active mining area encompasses an area of 10 acres. Mining is <br />taking place towards the east into a highwall cut roughly 15 feet to 20 feet high. The total <br />affected area to date is estimated at 22 acres. Topsoil piles were noted on site, and it <br />appears enough material is in place to reclaim the site. <br />Two large gullies were noted just south of the affected area. The gullies extend from the <br />south side of the permit area into undisturbed terrain. According to the operator, the <br />gullies were formed as the result of a 12" rainstorm event that occurred last year. The two <br />gullies are roughly 5-10 feet wide and 15-20 feet deep. The gullies should be repaired as <br />soon as weather conditions permit. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Garv Westhoff <br />OPERATOR Morqan Sand & Gravel <br />STREET P.O. Box 1443 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Ft. Morqan, Colorado 80701 <br />cc: Carl Mount, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />