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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1991-060 INSPECTION DATE: 5/8/00 (Page 2) OBSERVATIONS INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: JCS This inspection was pre-operational in nature and conducted as a result of Lincoln County's application to convert the Ravenkamp Pit No. 1 to a 112c operation. The pit was inactive at the time of the inspection. The County was represented by Pete Aragon and Chris Monks during the inspection. The ID sign for the pit was in order. The notice of the conversion application was also posted. The boundaries of the proposed 112 permit area had not been marked by the time of the inspection; so it was not possible to completely check the area against representations of it made in the conversion application. The absence of boundary markers for the proposed 112 permit area is not considered a compliance problem at this point. These must be installed, however, if approval of the application is secured. The proposed permit area will total 40 acres in size and is intended to correspond with the NE SE quarter quarter of Section 8. The area actually to be affected by the mining operation lies inside the proposed 40 acre permit area. Ravenkamp Farms owns the property adjacent to the proposed permit area to the north, west, and south. There is, however, a different owner for the adjacent property to the east. The affected area of the pit, however, is proposed to be maintained by the County at a distance of at least 200 feet from this eastern property line and permit boundary which is marked by a fence. As a result of this commitment by the County, this adjacent land owner was not sent an individual notice of the application. The fence, at this distance, is not considered at risk from the mining operations. The shape of the reclaimed pit is approximated on the Reclamation Plan Map in the application. The Division's adequacy review indicated some concern in regard to the indicated presence of a small EW trending low area about midway down the west boundary of the proposed permit area. The validity of this low could not be confirmed by this inspection. Although this is not considered a compliance problem, the Reclamation Plan Map will require revision and re-submittal with this low area removed. A discussion was made of the topsoil commitments made by the County in the conversion application. This was an issue also identified in the Division's adequacy review of the conversion application. The County's intended response is indicated to be a commitment to salvage 6 inches of soil and sub-soil in order to be able to ensure that 3 to 4 inches will be available to be spread as part of the reclamation process. In the Division's adequacy review, there was concern expressed that more than one soil unit is present within the permit area rather than just the one identified and described in the application. The County's representative indicated he would check with the MRCS to determine if other units were present and, if so, would secure and submit their descriptions. There were no compliance issues identified during the inspection in regard to the present 110c operation. c: I & E Contact Address ^ CE NAME: Mr. Pete Aragon, Land Use Administrator ^ BL OPERATOR: Lincoln County ^ FS STREET: P.O. Box 39, 103 3`° Ave. ^ HW CITY/STATE/ZIP: Hugo. CO 80821 ^ HMWMD (CH)