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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1984-039 <br />INSPECTION DATE 7/13/05 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Hard Rock and Metals 110(2) permits. The operator <br />was contacted about the inspection, but was not present during the inspection. There has been no mining or reclamation <br />activity at the site in recent years, and the site was inactive at the time of the inspection. <br />The required permit ID sign was posted near the main cut on the vein. A single permit corner markerwas found near the small, <br />dump north of the open cut, but other markers were not observed. The operator has placed permit markers numerous times <br />but it is most likely that "visitors" to this location have removed them. The site is accessible bycounty-maintained roads. Since <br />posting and maintaining permit boundary markers is a requirement, it would be useful to employ a durable method of marking <br />the boundary. This is not a problem at this time, but it should be considered and addressed this season. <br />There is a minor stream crossing on the access road, which includes a culvert. The culvert was open and not washing out, but <br />the fill over the culvert was sloughing a little though not enough to impede passage by vehicle. Maintaining the fill necessary to <br />allow passage (a wide enough roadway surface) might be easier if the culvert were about 5 feet longer. For now this is not a <br />problem. <br />The site does not appear to have changed much from the 1995 photos in the file, or the 2000 annual report photos. Annual <br />reports describe small levels of activity, but onsite disturbance has not increased. There are 3 small waste dumps near 3 small <br />piles of what appears to be topsoil. The soil is well vegetated, and is presumed to be placed there for respreading during <br />reclamation. <br />There is a lower pad or parking area to the north, which receives runoff from portions of the permit area but it is bermed <br />adequately to contain runoff from the current disturbance. This is a hilltop site, so the operator is cautioned to always be aware <br />of the need to contain stormwater runoff, sediment, or other materials that may be on the site. <br />The large open cut on the vein is still open. Besides the cut, the dumps and the onsite roads, there is not much other <br />disturbance. There is no stockpiled ore or other mineralized material left loose onsite. There was no equipment, no debris, <br />and no contaminants. The bond amount has not been reviewed in several years. It will be recculated soon, and the figures <br />sent to the operator. <br />No further items were observed during the inspection. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to the Division of <br />Minerals and Geology, 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango, Colorado 81301, Attn: Bob Oswald; phone no.970-247-5193. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Wilber F. Benham <br />OPERATOR self <br />STREET 10195 S. Houohton Rd. #107 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Tucson, AZ 85747 <br />cc: Harry Posey, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />