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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M_~nn~_rne <br />INSPECTION DATE: ~CUIbin~ INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: .-A11~L <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of DMG along with Clarence Stevenson of <br />Baca County. The site is located approximately 18 miles north of Pritchett, Colorado in gently rolling rangeland <br />typical to Eastern Colorado. The pit is situated along the side-slope of a small rise and generally runs from the <br />ridgeline to the toe of the slope. This site was a previously permitted site that was reclaimed and released and <br />then re-opened earlier this year. The site was being actively mined during this inspection by primary screening <br />the in-situ material down to a road base type material with the oversize being stockpiled for other uses. <br />The boundaries were clearly marked but the identification sign still contained the old permit number and needs <br />to be updated. Also, the operator needs to do a better job of salvaging and stockpiling topsoil. Presently, the <br />topsoil is being dozed up in advance of the mine slope advancement. When the mining reaches the point <br />where the topsoil is windrowed, the stockpile is simply dozed a little further. This is causing the continuous re- <br />handling of topsoil. Instead, the material should be removed and stockpiled along the north and east <br />boundaries where it can then simply be bladed out over the reclaimed slope at the termination of mining. An <br />alternative to this would be to salvage the material and replace in immediately on a re-graded area that will <br />not be re-disturbed and is ready for final reclamation. This will prevent the multiple handling of the material <br />and the loss of any material as the mining front advances into stockpiled topsoil, <br />The permit identification sign will be cited as a problem on page three of this report along with corrective <br />actions. This concluded the inspection, <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Trov Crane <br />OPERATOR: Baca County <br />STREET: 7d7 Mnin SirPat <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: ringfiPki. Cn Rn19R <br />cc: I' CE <br />I' BL <br />r FS <br />t HW <br />t HMWMD (CH) <br />T SE <br />T' WQCD (CH) <br />I' OTHER <br />