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<br />(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1980-251 <br />INSPECTION DATE: April 19, 2001 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: AIW <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of DMG along with Robert Vance of Park County Road <br />and Bridge. The Ansley No. 2 Pit is located approximately 3 miles southeast of Fairplay, Colorado and adjacent to and just <br />northeast of Highway 9. The area is typical of the South Park high valley grasslands formed over glacial or alluvial outwash <br />gravels. <br />The operator has clearly marked the permit area and there was a mine identification sign present at the entrance to the site. <br />The pit has been mined to a depth of approximately 10-12 feet but is no longer in production since the adjacent Ansley # 2 Pit <br />opened. As a result, the operator has dabbling with reclaiming this site by sloping the pits to 3H:1 V or flatter and replacing <br />topsoil on some areas. No planned seeding has occurred, however, some areas have naturally revegetated. One problem <br />with this site is that mining occurred to a depth that exposed groundwater and most of the pi[ bottom is under standing water. <br />The operator has been backfilling this pit bottom with excess material when it becomes available but there is still a sizeable <br />area that remains open. The original permit indicated that mining would not be conducted below the static groundwater level. <br />Obviously this did occur and the permit file does not indicate that any filing was made with the State Engineer's Office for a <br />well permit or a substitute supply plan. Therefore, this is being cited as a problem on page three of this report along with <br />appropriate corrective actions. <br />cc: Jim Stevens-DMG <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Robert Vance <br />OPERATOR: Park Countv Road and Bride <br />STREET: P.O. Box 147 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Fairplay. CO 80440 <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />