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(Page 2) • MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1987-044 INSPECTION DATE 7/20/00 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO OBSERVATIONS This inspection was performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Construction Materials 110 permits. The operator was contacted about the inspection and a time was arranged to meet at the site. The operator named on page one was present throughout the inspection. The site is operated seasonally as an in-stream sand source. It is accessed via a road through the landowner's ranch yard to a dirt turnaround area adjacent to the east bank of the river. There are two ramp roads down to the sand bar adjacent to the river channel. Operations typically occur during low flow periods prior to winter. There was no activity at the site during this inspection. No excavation equipment or stockpiles were present either. The screening does not occur here anymore, though the site is still approved for screening the sand. No mining equipment is onsite, though the sand pit, concrete wier and drain ditch still exist. Reclamation will include removal of all features and level grading. There was some agricultural equipment stored along the treeline at the NE edge of the permit area, belonging to the landowner. These items are not used as part of the mining operation. Their presence is consistent with surrounding uses, conforms to post-mining land use, is not a reclamation liability and need not be bonded. The dirt turnaround area exhibited some vegetation, mainly annual weeds cropped short by the owner's cattle. If the reclamation plan currently approved for the site includes revegetation, livestock will have to be excluded at the time of seeding so that the revegetation can be successful. The sand bar in the permit area was about 2 to 3 feet above the water level and adjoined the east bank. There was no evidence of flow control berms, piles or bank instability due to mining anywhere in the permit area. The bank surface was at a 2:1 gradient, and mainly barren sand and dirt. The bond is presently 52500.00. The reclamation costs will be recalculated soon and figures sent to the operator. If there is an increase needed, the operator will have 60 days to submit it. The presence of a permit Id sign was not noted during the inspection. The operator should ensure that one is kept posted at each permitted area, for the life of the permit. They may be posted at the entrance, near the highway or county road, or at the permit area itself. Please refer to Rule 3.1.12 for a list of the required items to be on the signs. There were no problems noted during the inspection. For all questions or responses to this report, please contact this inspector at the following address or phone: 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango CO 81301; tel 970/247-5193 or fax 970/247-5104. I & E Contact Address NAME OPERATOR STREET CITY/STATE/ZIP David Dillon Sandco,lnc. P.0. Box 4440 Duranoo CO 81302 cc: Tom Gillis, DMG ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD ICHI ^ SE ^ WOCD ICHI ^ OTHER e~.~._