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<br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-81-014 <br />INSPECTION DATE 08/27/98 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO <br />This partial inspection was performed by the Division as part of ite monitoring of 112 <br />construction materials permits. This items observed concerning this site are visible from <br />the highway, and this inspection was performed while in the area during a scheduled <br />inspection of another permit. The operator was therefore not contacted about the inspection <br />beforehand , <br />This is a phased operation, which is approved for mining in two phases. Currently the <br />operation is in Phases IA~and IB. The Phase IB is between the Slate River and the highway, <br />with the approved entrance to that phase via the private road in the adjoining industrial <br />park. Observations made during this inspection included loaded and empty haul trucks <br />entering and leaving Phase IB via an unapproved access road near the SE end of that phase, <br />directly off the highway. <br />There is a highway construction project being carried out on a nearby segment of highway. <br />The equipment see entering and leaving the pit were identified with "Corn Construction'. The <br />permitted operator's equipment was not observed using this particular entrance. A later <br />phone conversation with the operator confirmed several points: that the pit activity was <br />indeed related with the highway construction project, that it was Corn who is the contractor, <br />that it is a CDOT project, and that the unapproved entrance was created and is used only for <br />this project. <br />Be cause thi s offi ce pre sen tl y d oes n ot have documentat ion fro m t he QpQrat or which nro vee t hat <br />th is ac cess locat ion is ex nr es for p~}rpo ses of car rying o ut t he CDOT oroject. and that it <br />wi ll b e r eclaim ed aft erw ar d, the topics of "record s". "ge ner al mine plan co mpli ance" and <br />"o ff sit e da mage" are no ted a s g roble ms on B agB one. The op erat or must submit a cop y of all <br />ne eded doc ument s s how ing th at the activit ies relate d to th e e sta blish ment and use of t his <br />un appr oved entr anc e a re re la ted t o the CDOT Droj ~ct. a nd tha t the re is some twe of <br />r~ ~lir ment for r ecl ama tio n of this offsite area Se e the last gg c~ of r_his re port for the <br />co rrec tive actio n d ate . <br />There were no other items noted during the inspection. All responses to this report should <br />be directed to this inspector, who may be contacted at the address or phone shown below: <br />Division of Minerals <br />484 Turner Dr., Bldg <br />Durango CO 81301 <br />Phone: 970/247-5193, <br />(Page 2) <br />Fax: 970/247-5104. <br />I & E Contact Address cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />NAME Qd Stewart ^ BL <br />OPERATOR Valco Inc. ^ FS <br />STREET P.O. Box 837 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP c;unnison CO 81230 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />and Geology <br />F-101 <br />