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<br />(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-77-479 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 8/24/01 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: AIW <br />This was a preliminary conversion pre-operational inspection conducted by Tony Waldron and AI Amundson of DMG along <br />with Jackie Carson of Baca County. The site is located approximately 3 miles northwest of Walsh, Colorado along Bear Creek. <br />The active pit is situated along the north side of the creek near the west property boundary on land owned by Baca County. <br />This area has been the site of extensive sand and gravel mining for many years and a good deal of the disturbance located in <br />this area is pre-law. <br />During the last inspection of this site discussions were held about the possibility of converting this site from a 110c to a112c <br />in order to incorporate the entire parcel of land where the mine sits. This was desirable since the County owns the entire <br />parcel and there are some mineable reserves available. As a result, the county has decided to convert the site into a 112c. <br />The parcel is 80 acres in size and is bisected by Bear Creek in an east-west direction. All of the mining to date has occurred <br />on the north side of Bear Creek and much of this was mined pre-law. The operator has no[ disturbed the actual creek channel <br />to date, and apparently has no intentions of doing so under the expanded permit proposal. The inspectors did not observe any <br />exposed groundwater at this location and the operator indicated that they do not plan on mining to a depth that would expose <br />any in the future. No structures were observed on or near the site that would be impacted by the expansion. The vegetation <br />on the site is typical of what one would see on an abandoned crop field, namely, annual and perennial weeds with some <br />grasses interspersed throughout. Soils appear to be rather sandy. No problems were noted that would preclude converting <br />this site from a 110c to a 112c operation. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: RavMiller <br />OPERATOR: Baca County <br />STREET: P.O. Bax 741 <br />CITY/STATE2IP: Sprin¢field. CO 81073 <br />cc: Jim Stevens-DMG <br />AI Amundson-DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />