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• Permit No: M1978268
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/1/1998
• Doc Name: MINERALS PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 8/16/1999
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-78-268
INSPECTION DATE 8/16/99 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO
OBSERVATIONS
Thls partial inspection was performed by the Division in response to the operator's request for a joint inspection. The
operator was contacted to arrange a time for the inspection. This inspector first met the operator at the county offices,
and then jointly went to the site for the inspection.
The operation was active at the time of the inspection. A dozer and loader team was moving pitrun down to the main
processing bench, and a crusher was operating in the bench area. About 15,000 yards of stockpiled material was
observed.
The site is being mined according to plan. The site is difficult to mine, however, because it lies on the high ground between
two ephemeral drainages, and the tendency for rolling or sloughing material or stormwater runoff to go offsite and enter
the drainages is increasingly hard to control. The operator discussed amending the permit boundary to include the land
areas in the drainages and beyond. There is little permitted land area available presently which could be deleted from the
permit area as part of a land exchange, so an amendment will likely be the method used to increase the permit acreage.
Please refer to Rule 1.10 for general information on amendments.
Meanwhile, the operator must ensure that all such potential for instability is controlled, and offsite damage la possible
violation) is avoided.
As a follow up to the weed infestation problem noted previously: the operator submitted a statement from the county's
weed manager describing 1999 treatment and committing to future monitoring and treatment as needed. This abated the
problem noted above. However, the treatment actually carried out appears to have been only partially effective. Some
of the patches are completely dead while other show limited to no burn down at all. This does not raise the same problem
again, but the operator should ensure that the weed control plan, as approved, is continued until no longer needed. Care
must be taken to prevent onsite infestations from spreading, and to prevent topsoil stockpiles from becoming contaminated.
There were no additional items noted or discussed, and no problems at this time. For all questions or responses to this
report, please contact this inspector at the following address or phone: 484 Turner Dr., Bldg. F-101, Durango CO 81301;
tel [phone] or fax [phone].
I & E Contact Address cc: Tom Gillis, DMG
^ CE
NAME Bob Wolford ^ BL
OPERATOR Ourav Countv Road Superintendent ^ FS
STREET P.O. Box 456 ^ HW
CITY/STATE/ZIP Ridpwav CO 81432 ^ HMWMD ICHI
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^ WOCD ICHI
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