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(Page 3) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1977-424 INSPECTION DATE 8-29-2005 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS SSS To complete Surety Release No. 1, the permittee will need to clarify which areas they still wish to include in this release request. Some areas that appear eligible for release may have wells or manhole accesses within them that still require proper reclamation. These areas should either be retained in the permit, or partially released, retaining the well/manhole and access corridor to that feature. A map illustrating the remaining affected areas of the mine (after approval of this release request) should be included. Abandonment reports for all wells associated with the permitted mine will need to be submitted to DMG in order to have those wells released. DMG understands some of these records maybe lost and some wells may not be locatable. Documentation will need to be submitted to DMG indicating that all available means to locate these wells or document theirabandonmenthave been exhausted before staff will consider approval of their release. These means are to include review of all available records, including those of the State Engineer's Office (Division of Water Resources) and the health Department. Also, effort should be made to contact previous employees that may have direct knowledge of the history and location of these features. To calculate an accurate reclamation cost estimate for the remaining reclamation liabilityat the Logan Wash mine, clarification will be necessary for the evaporation pond area. DMG files do not contain documentation indicating this pond is part of the permitted affected area. The evaporation pond and pipeline show up in the 1985 annual report list of affected acreage, but staff is unable to find an amendment to add this into the permit area. It may be possible that this feature was not included in the reclamation permit, but instead fell under Health Department that had jurisdiction over groundwater and process water at that time. This feature may also have fallen under BLM jurisdiction since it is located on BLM land. Please submit any documentation regarding permitting of the evaporation pond so DMG files properly address this issue. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Steve Shuey at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone number 970-243-6368. I & E Contact Address cc: NAME Bruce Smith -Western Water & Land. Inc. OPERATOR Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. STREET 743 Horizon Court. Suite 365 CITY/STATE/ZIP Grand Junction. Colorado 81506 ^ CE ~ BL Julia Christiansen - G.J. Office ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WOCD (CH) ^ OTHER