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(Page 2) • <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-61-235 <br />INSPECTION DATE 09-18-98 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ESC <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a regular inspection of the West Tennessee Pit conducted by Erica Crosby of the Colorado <br />Division of Minerals and Geology. Charles Webster of Webster Sand & Gravel was present during the <br />inspection. Weather conditions on site were clear and warm. Ground conditions were dry. <br />The Tennessee Pit is a 112 operation, with a permitted acreage of 139 acres. The mine is a sand and <br />gravel operation that contains a disturbed area roughly 35 acres in size. Charles Webster stated that <br />gravel is being mined at a rate of 15,000 tons/year. The working pit area is less than 10 acres in <br />size and is roughly 15 to 20 feet deep. The working pit area is dry, and the highwalls appeared <br />stable. Mining is progressing to the west. Overburden and topsoil piles were noted that will be used <br />for reclamation. A permit sign was noted at the mine entrance, but did not contain the permit number. <br />The operator must include the permit number on the Mine I.D. sign. The permit boundary markers were <br />identified by steel post every 100-200 feet. <br />The reclamation plan noted in the permit is to reclaim the pit slopes to a 4h:ly slope, and converting <br />the pit into a pond. The Division was unable to locate a well permit or augmentation plan issued by <br />the Division of Water Resources, State Engineer's Office. The operator should be aware that these <br />permits may need to be obtained prior to exposing groundwater and converting the pit into a pond. <br />If the permits cannot be obtained, the pits will have to be reclaimed in a manner that does not expose <br />groundwater, and may require an amendment to the reclamation plan. <br />I & E Contact Address <br /> ^ CE <br />NAME Charles Webster ^ BL <br />OPERATOR Webster Sand & Gravel ^ FS <br />STREET P.O. Box 1535 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Leadvill e. CO 80461 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br /> ^ SE <br /> ^ WQCD (CH) <br /> ^ OTHER: <br />cc: Carl Mount; DMG <br />