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(Page 3) • MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-78-072 INSPECTION DATE 11/13/95 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO of the offeite pit ie continuous with the floor of the adjacent permitted pit. Part of the resulting elope has been graded to lees than 3:1, but there is a vertical highwall present too. It is not stable, and sloughing ie approaching the county r-o-w fence on the east. The operator stated that the mining was conducted by a local private company in 1982. The company had asked the county about a material source, and was directed to this permit area. The material taken, however, was not from within the permit boundaries. The operator stated that all this disturbance was on their land, and it would eventually get reclaimed by them. This condition of offeite disturbance is noted ae a possible violation under the tonic of "offeite damage" on page 1. and corrective actions explained on the last page. Part of the pit area under the vertical highwall (about 0.5 acre) ie now used by the county for concrete rip rap storage. Rip rap ie kept stockpiled for specific, infrequent uses. It is a material that does not originate from the permit area, and Lincoln County does not need to stockpile it inside a permit area. The presence of the rip rap somewhat limits accessibility at this time to the vertical wall of the pit. The longterm stability of that wall ie questionable. Corrective actions will be ordered by the Mined Land Reclamation Board, and could include enlarging the permit area to include this disturbance and/or beginning reclamation of that area. Before commencing any activity on the area in question, please contact this inspector. This matter will be pursued ae a possible violation for offeite damage, because the excavation ie related to the permit area, and to have been carried out with the operator's consent. The operator ie reminded that other parties may operate within the operator's permit, but the operator is responsible for all disturbance inside the permit, and offeite disturbance also if it is related to a permit area. Portions of the Construction Materials Act (CRS 34-32.5-101, et seg.), specifically Sections 109(1) and 116(4)(1), require that an operator obtain a reclamation permit and that all areas offeite will be protected during mining and reclamation. A notice will be sent to the operator under separate cover, which will state that this Division has reason to believe that a possible violation has occurred. It will contain information related to the scheduling of this matter in a hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board in their January 1996 meeting. I & E Contact Address NAME Laura Clagett OPERATOR Lincoln County STREET PO Box 67 CITY/STATE/2IP Limon CO 80821-0067 cc: Jim Stevens/DMG ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WQCD (CH) ^ OTHER