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• (Page 21 • <br />MINE ID rX OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1978-287 <br />INSPECTION DATE 6/30!00 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Construction Materials 112 permits, and to <br />perform another review of the site condition as part of the recent band recalculation. The bond recalculation was mailed <br />via certified mail to the operator, and was received on 6/27/00. <br />The permit ID sign was posted near the permit entrance gate. The permit boundary consists of existing fencelines on the <br />west, north and east; it consists of the north edge of the abandoned railroad grade for the south boundary. There was <br />no offsite disturbance observed. <br />Though the site has been operated in the past, there was no activity at the time of the inspection. Existing activity has <br />not been reclaimed. Features noted included the gravel pad at the entrance, processed gravel stockpiles on the pad, <br />roadways in the pasture areas outside of the pad area, pond resulting from past extraction, and stockpiled topsoil. These <br />features and all other unreclaimed disturbance make up the operator's reclamation liability, which must be bonded. It is <br />these items included in the recent bond recalculation. <br />At present the unreclaimed disturbance does not appear to be unstable, except for the potential for weeds to be introduced <br />and/or an infestation to increase. There were no noxious weeds observed. The gravel pad area and the topsoil along the <br />pond banks exhibited annual weeds. Weeds left untreated or site left unreclaimed tend to allow weed problems to grow <br />and increase reclamation costs later. If noxious weeds are noted they should be promptly controlled. Topsoil resources <br />should be protected so that they are usable for reclamation. <br />The site has not been significantly operated in a Iona period of time, other than the occasional removal of stockpiled <br />material and no reclamation has occurred The operator should refer to Construction Materials Rule 1 13 regarding the <br />determination whether this site should be placed into "temoorarv cessation" ITCI status. If no mining, processing or <br />reclamation is reported for the next report vear, this office will contact the operator about filing for TC status.. At this time <br />there is no problem noted in this report <br />There were no other items observed. For all questions or responses to this report, please contact this inspector at the <br />following address or phone: 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango CO 81301; tel 970/247-5193 or fax 970/247- <br />5104. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Ed Stewart <br />OPERATOR Valco Gunnison Concrete Div <br />STREET P.O. Box 837 <br />CITY/STATE(ZIP Gunnison CO 81230 <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD ICH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD ICHI <br />^ OTHER <br />