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I <br />2.71 <br />cM1-e COAL MINELINSP ECTION DIVISION III'~I'll'II "II'll <br />Department of NatureL Resources ggg <br />STRIP MINE INSPECTION REPORT <br />81413 <br />MINE En>gerprise Striy #1 COUNTY Delta ADDRESSRt. 1, Rox ~fi7, t'.edared a_ Colo. <br />COMPANY Belden Enterprises, Inc. ADDRESS <br />SUPT. OF MINE Joe Belden MINE INSURED BY <br />ACCOMPANIED BY Joe Belden PART INSPECTED Mined surface area. <br />DATE OF INSPECTION DATE OF LAST MAP 12-6-71 -FINAL <br />CERTIFIED OFFICIALS: STRIP FOREMAN (Name) <br />SIiOT FIRER-STRIP (Name) <br />Number of Men Employed ~LaW Books Yes <br />SURFACE STRUCTURES <br />EXPLOSIVES: Kind <br />Storage at Working Places Satisfactory? <br />Transportation from Main Storage to Working Places SatisfactuL•y'? <br />Blasting Practices Satisfactory? <br />Surface Magazine Satisfactory? <br />HAULAGE ROADS <br />HAULAGE EQUIPMENT <br />CONDITION OF SPOII. BANKS Spoil banks properly sloped. Highwall too steep a pitch and <br />creates a danger to persons and stock. <br />WORKING CONDITIONS IN PIT <br />LOADING AND STRIPPING EQUIPMENT IN PIT Mine abandoned. No equipment left in the pit. <br />PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS COMPLIED WITH? YES ~ NO <br />IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAI'F.'I'Y <br />Re ort ste s taken for com liance within 30 dati's. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAF'ET'Y OF THIS ABANDONED STRIP MINE OPERATION: <br />1. Abandoned strip pits shall be keft with the edges of their excavations sufficiently sloped <br />so that persons and stock may not be exposed to the danger of failing into such excava- <br />tions. 92-10-1 (2). <br />2. Underground excavations of coal along the highwall, averaging 8' to 10' in depth, moat be <br />back-filled with overburden sufficiently to prevent persona or livestock from entering <br />such excavetiona. 92-10-1. <br />From the standpoint of safety, this <br />Colorado State Law for abandonment <br />in a satisfactory manner. <br />OFFICE REMARAS: Upon compliance and <br />Signed OSCAR T, RICE <br />#2 District Inspector <br />cc: USBM(Ratliff & Bishop) <br />abandoned strip mine will meet the requirements of the <br />+hen these recommendations for safety are complied with <br />confirmation from I pector, and ill be returned. <br />Chief Coai Mine Inspector <br />Date _ M~ ~h~ 7~2 /ma <br />