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<br />(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-87-016 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 25/16/01 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ~L1~L <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was an acreage reduction inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of DMG along with Don Blake of Lincoln County. The <br />site is located approximately 24 miles north of Limon, Colorado and 1 mile east of U.S. Hwy 71. The pit is situated within an <br />active tributary channel of Vega Creek and is 2400 feet long and 180 feet wide. The area bordering the site is typical Eastern <br />Colorado gently rolling shortgrass rangeland dominated by Blue grams. <br />As noted, this inspection was conducted as the result of an acreage reduction request by Lincoln County. This request is part <br />of an overall plan to reconfigure the pit's shape and dimensions. During a previous inspection conducted on 2/3/2000, it was <br />noted the small amount of disturbance created by the county was exceeding the 180 width of the pit but clearly not affecting <br />the entire length of 2400 feet. It was suggested at that time that the county may want to reconfigure their pit boundaries to a <br />shape that would be more conducive to the operation of their equipment as well as to provide for a better material stockpiling <br />area. There is a procedure allowed under DMG policy that allows for site boundaries to be re<Jrawn as long as the areas being <br />removed have not been disturbed. This is the case with this site. The operator desires to delete areas off both the north and <br />south ends and replace a like area on both sides of the remaining section. This basically reconfigures this permit area from a <br />long thin rectangle of 2400 by 180 feet into a rectangle that is approximately 800 by 500 feet. This will provide a better pit <br />configuration for the county's road operation. As the areas requested to be released have not been disturbed by mining, this <br />acreage reduction request will be approved. Once this is completed, the operator can submit the second part of this action, <br />which is a technical revision/amendment that will re-configure the permit area and add back in an area roughly equal to that <br />which was deleted. <br />This concluded the inspection. <br />cc: jim Stevens-DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD ICH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Don Blake <br />OPERATOR: Lincoln County <br />STREET: P.O. Box 67 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Hueo. Colorado 80821 <br />