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(Page 2) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID INSPECTION DATE: to-n~- INSPECiOR'SINITIALS: (;RS This Inspection of Washington County Permit Number M 1981-125 was conducted by Gregg R. Squire of the DMG, who was accompanied by Larry Champ of Washington County. The operator has posted a Permit ID sign and marked the permit area. However the Permit Number on the ID sign has been weathered and is no longer Ieglble.The operator should repair the sign and send a photo of the repaired sign to the DMG. The main reason for this Inspection was to determine the status of a series of operations which were all permitted under Permit No. M 1981-125, generally referred to as the Gebaeur Plt, but which or(ginally included 13 different sites referred to by Pit numbers. Following inspections of each site in March and April of 1962, the submittal of an annual report on each site from Washington County an January 14, 1983, which indicated that several of the sites had never been disturbed, and additional inspections of the sites in 1992, a review of the entire situation was done and a summary was sent to Mr. Poynter, Washington County's Attorney, on August 3, 1992. In that letter Pit #3, the Gebaeur Pit was released. It was further stated that ° If Washington County pn obtain a letter from the landowner that he is satisfied with the current condition of Pit No. 2 the Division will release this pit " The 1992 letter concluded with the statement that "This will leave Pit Nos. 4 and 5 which must be released before Permit No. M-81-125 can be totally released." At the time of this October 3, 2002 inspection the only pits still considered to be active under Permit M 1981-125 were Pits 2, 4, and 5. These pits were Inspected. The observations made for each pit follow: Pit No. 2, which will be referred to as the Schook (sp ?) Pit, is located in Section 27, T1N, R52W. This pit is in the same condition as it was in 1992, with a cut about six to eight feet in height along the north side of the pit and adjacent to a fence line. It was noted that the site area Is well vegetated and stable. This cut is steeper than the required 3H:1V final reclaimed slope. Mr. Champ stated that he believed that the same land owner owns the property on bath sides of the fence. As stated in the Division's 1992 letter, if the County can obtain a letter from the land owner that he is satisfied w(th the current condition of Pit No.2.the Division will release this pit. If the County does not submit such a letter by November 29, 2002, the Division will assign a separate permit number to this pit and require the operator to begin reclamation of the slope, since no mining has taken place for over ten years. It should also be noted that If this site is assigned a separate permit an annual permit fee will be assessed until the permit is released. Pit No. 4, the Drullinger Pit, is located in Section 17, TSS, RSOW. This pit is the only currently active one under the _ Gebaeur/M 1981-125 file. The Division will continue to utilize the current M 1981-125 file number for this o~eratlon, but it should be referred to as the Drullinger Pit rather than the Gebaeur Pit. The only problem noted at this site was that the permit numbers on the Mine ID sign were badly weathered and need to be repaired. Once this is done a photo of the repaired sign should be sent a Division. -~'l~1 (l ~5 I-3 a Pit ill be referred to as th .F. Smith Pit si ce r. Champ indicated that that is the name of the land owner. This pit is located in Section 31, S, R49W. Mr. Champ stated that the County had not been operating in this pit for 15 or 20 years but that another operator had utilized the site within the last 10 years. The area has some highwalls which need grading, some areas of excessively rough ground and seve2l piles of material which need to be graded out or removed.' Topsoiling and seeding will also be required. Since the County is the current permit holder, it is responsible for this work. Also, since this operation is separate from the Drullinger Pit and many miles from it a new permit will be issued, with the associated fees. If Washington County does not plan to operate this pit they must begin reclamation activltles, and complete the reclamation (obtain a release) within five years. If the land owner or another party wishes, once the new permit number is assigned, the permit could be transferred to them through the Division's Succession of Operator process. If Washington County has any questions or wmments please feel free to contact Gregg Squire at 303-866-4062.