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LaPlata No. 1 Mine <br />Bond forfeiture <br />Surety operator: <br />Rocky Mountain Bank and Trust <br />Attn: Dan Baker <br />P.O. Box 579 <br />Florence, CO 81226 <br />Special focus evaluation <br />3/2/00 <br />Mitchell S. Rollings, 370, OSM <br />Henry Austin, OSM <br />Howazd Strand, OSM <br />Dave Beery, DMG <br />This mine site was selected for evaluation as part of a special focus review for off-site impacts <br />associated with bond forfeiture sites. OSM and DMG will evaluate all bond forfeiture sites in <br />Colorado; there aze 14 of these sites. <br />Impacts that aze located outside of the area directly disturbed by the mining operation or off of <br />the area authorized by DMG to be disturbed when the operation was active would be considered <br />an off-site impact. OSM Directive REG-H was used as guidance to determine the kind of <br />resource, and the type and degree of impact for off-site impacts. People, structures, land, and <br />water resources were observed during [his evaluation to determine whether or not an off-site <br />impact has occurred. <br />The observations made during these evaluations will be reported in OSM's Annual Evaluation <br />Summary Report for Colorado for the evaluation period. This information will be carried <br />forwazd to future evaluation periods in order to track the number of off-site impacts associated <br />with Colorado bond forfeitures. The record will be adjusted if additional off-site impacts occur, <br />or as DMG continues to reclaim the forfeited properties using bond money, severance tax, etc. <br />Site Conditions <br />The permit for this operation was revoked, but reclamation of the site was conducted by the <br />surety. The mine was active during the pre-law period and there are some pre-law entries that <br />have had AML work conducted on them on the same bench. All ponds and haullaccess roads <br />have been reclaimed. Haul road reclamation is excellent because of the manner in which it was <br />backfilled to meet AOC. The operations area was backfilled with all available material. Three <br />concrete sizing bins were not reclaimed and aze being used by the landowner. Generally, <br />vegetation appears well established. There are two small areas where vegetation has not been <br />successful and one location where minor erosion has occurred. No off-site impacts were <br />observed. <br />