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<br />(Page 2) <br /> <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1992-016 <br />INSPECTION DATE: April 18. 2001 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: AIW <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of DMG. The site is located approximately 5 miles east <br />of Florence, Colorado and just north and adjacent to Colorado Highway 120. The pit is situated around an old gravel terrace <br />that has been dissected to varying degrees by small drainages. As a result, the mining occurs in anon-uniform pattern as it <br />follows the gravel deposits. The total permitted area is approximately 236 acres with the affected area being no more than <br />approxlmately 100 acres. <br />The mine site was properly identified at the public entrance to the site and the permit boundary is clearly marked by the <br />presence of athree-strand livestock fence. Active mining is occurring on the site just to the east of the scale house and some <br />trucks were observed being loaded with material for transport off site. A fairly large area has been mined out and reclaimed. <br />The area immediately west of the scale house has been graded to slope gently to the west and had been both topsoiled and <br />seeded. A few seedlings of the companion crop of oats that was seeded with the reclamation seed mix were observed coming <br />up. No permanent grass seedlings were observed during this inspection. Several other areas had also been graded, <br />topsoiled, and seeded as well. Overall, the re-grading job was excellent and blended very well into the existing topography. <br />There is a domestic dwelling on the site and the re-grading around it was also excellent. Once the vegetation establishes ,this <br />site should blend well into the surrounding area. No problems were observed and this concluded the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Tom Smith <br />OPERATOR: Rockv Mountain Materials <br />STREET: 1910 Rand Avenue <br />CITY/STATE2IP: Colorado Sorin~s, CO 80906 <br />cc: Jim Stevens-DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />