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MINE 'D tt OR PRGSPECTING tD # M•1977.310
<br />iVSPEC;?ION DATE. 10-23.OG INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRN
<br />OBSERVATIONS
<br />Phis nlspecnon tlas conducted as part UI fhr IA,rI11:11 IllUnitUrtll_L' pfOgl;lill etilahllahell by the ('olorldo Dl, loon nl
<br />Itrr{:Int:uil,n. ~Inung and tiati•ty for pcrminrd sites. 1 he I U-n ~tnle 15 a 1 I Ulf) undrrgnxnul uranium mute k,ratcd
<br />un the s.nlth side ul the 1'aradux \~;lllry in 14'estem l olorado. ~hhe. J I)-h \1inr cncontpassrs the lo,lrr of t,co benches
<br />and Iti the prinl.In dump area. The \1incral Jr,r ('loons 1 \i-"-~B-T) Is the upper hendt uhlch is u;al t~,ruccess:utd
<br />:upp,aY t:,r the JT)-b mine unrknr~s undrrgruund. I hi. area twill hr addrcsscd in a separate uly,ecuun rrpon.
<br />e il.'n \1 illrllns. nprrsent:ulac fi,r (utter accomp:uurJ the nlspccu,r on site.
<br />1s nuteJ ul.?thee msprl•nun rrputYs tiff this datr,l\'csrern Colorado has had a significant anunuu ul'prery,it.ulun in
<br />Ihr ti,ml u(hr:n l• rain. of rr the LIS1 nu,nth. Si~nllirlnt impacts t„ I lightvav I -i I and the grnerll area fn,m (ialeu ay
<br />to huclaIV'anlnta arc eculcnt by rock falls.:and bars along dte roads and other rn,aun:d features. I'hc I Inlrtcr,
<br />Uililr t~,r the llracan ~uprrtiuul tilts directly brlote the 1\1-I ~ \Lnr recorded Deer I -1 '' ntrhrs uTrun ul an hour
<br />durinC one of these event<. I'hr Par:uios 1alle}'and \lunogram \7esa :\rra did not rccrl,r the hnun ufihr saa'nls
<br />but agnlticant prrclpiunion appear lu hat r Pullen none the Icss. This lntbnnaunn 15 noted ^s the nnpacu from ihr
<br />r;Iin tvcrc Ihr prinhtrg li,cus of the inspection.
<br />fhr nuns Idcntitirluon :Ign and aflccird area boundart nulrkers are in place and in cunlphanrr tvllh Rule ;. I I
<br />'The si:;n is luc:urd at Ihr talked ~~ate Itut nit the county mail whiih eontrols acres, to the pernut :uca. I'ennli
<br />boundaries arc marked h~ t-pnsu and ecolocical tcauurs th;d arc raspy dlstingui;hahlc to the ulspccb,r. the Irtvrr
<br />bench luny, area I. the si~nlticant puruon of the JD-r, Mule pennn area un die surface. the top u(Ihe bench 11
<br />prnuiued,lhde Ihr slopes of ihr,vasir pilrarr per-tat, :out e~rludcd. to prevent rnlsiun iFom nnpachn the slopes
<br />by ~ urrcut operwuns, ('utter m;unt:uns hrrnls alum the crest to contain stormmatrr to the site :uxl direct n totc;nds:1
<br />ratrnuon pond n, the nurlh,vrsl. ;\ dlcarsilnl ut'Ihe dr:una~,r just aho,c the mint is arcumplhhrd ,t'uh a hrntl ;utd
<br />duck that c:u•n twofer arrnuul the sqc. The thvrrsion ditch al,pr:us to have kept a Line portinn ui stonntc:urr tun-on
<br />at, ac tiom the ate hrnns :n the top ollhr,vastr pilescant.unrll sb,mlaatcr th:u li•II un the site:uul arc Gill m 1;0„ll
<br />.iuq,e. The inspector noted st:nlllinl: tcatcr :Ind ,water p.lths th:n lead u, the sahnlentanun pond. I hr pond is holding
<br />;1 slcnltic:uu ^nwunt of'tl:rter but .nil has ample tieeixrlyd at this time to croon morn stontolatrr It~nerd be_
<br />c ~radint; ot'~hr site contains aonmcater that falls in fhr ore stockpile aria to that specific aria and dues nut allow' ot7
<br />ate nr adlluuntal ntutemeni ul'scdnnrnlauon :n?:ay trtnn it.
<br />T'hc topsoil Is vrrv hmlted Ihr thts site naturalh•. 1'hr topsoil that has been IYtauted Is around the retcuhon pond
<br />area vanlral vcgrtanon a prrvrnun,~ rroGOn
<br />l~hrrc :ue no haalydous material. stureJ tluhnl the .If)-6 penult lwundanrs. I here i, no orc sp,ckpdcd un site at this
<br />little St,I11C Cl1l1I I,IItCllt I> parked ,tit slie, hilt Itc, lr.l~h Uf llillll'rrS~.lr\' llrbl'1~ 1~ Il, dill :II lI1N 1111 tC.
<br />Iltir:Ill.thc,ue appears to hr conytiving t, lth the apl,rut ell mutr.uul rr:lanl,un+n pl:uls. \laulten,uu•e to ~bunt,u;rter
<br />i trt111,~1 IIle:hllre~ ~holllll be Iln,lnl nl'Cd :111/1 Iel,alrrll .I{ Il.:edrd. :\i this illtlC .1 ;Ippr.lr Iltal lUlllrUl Itliaall C> .Irl' III
<br />~:If isl.li Intl 1, tltlllnUll. NO pft,blrltls t?r tl,,l l111N11S .Ifl' 11l,1ed :11 i111s null'.
<br />III .III rIh,IY h? rtlNlll'l' the t11li1I1C1:11 t,;IR':IIIII' frRlaltlti :111elhl;ltl' to frl'I:Illll Ihu Gtr prY Ihr rl'y1111Y1111'ItK ,,t llle
<br />nppr,n'cJ Ieaancgnm plan, I)it\1~ alit up dated the rcrlantauon lust csumatr. Ihr rsnntate twill relTrct Ihr
<br />ad,fiuuu of a Ilwnetrr aril Ihat is n, hr put into place ,llthul the nest nlonllt.
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