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• Permit No: M1980146
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: MINERALS PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 5/9/1996
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #
INSPECTION DATE 5/9/96
M$0-146
INSPECTOR'S INITIALS WHE
This complete inspection was conducted by Wally Erickson from the DMG field office in Durango, 1474 Main Avenue, Room 207,
Durango, CO 81301-5182,phone [phone]. Mr. John Gilliland, C & J Gravel Products, accompanied the OMG inspector
during the inspection. The inspection occurred in response to a request submitted by the operator for an on-site meeting. The
operation is located approximately 6 miles SE of Durango, on Colorado Highway 160. The Regular 112 permit is approved for 24
acres affected area. DMG holds financial warranty in the amount of 534,004.00. Mining operations were active during the time
of this inspection.
Mine identification sign was posted at the access road adjacent to Highway 160, West perimeter of the affected area was marked
by an abandoned barbed wire fence. Fencing also delineated a portion of the south perimeter. Perimeter markers were not observed
for the north boundary. East side perimeter was not inspected. Rule 3.1.12121 states that the boundaries of the effected area will
be marked by monuments or other markers that are clearly visible end adequate to delineate such boundaries. Rule 3.1.12121141
defines "affected area" as the area proposed to be disturbed by mining operations for which a financial warranty and performance
warranty have been posted. Please ensure affected area perimeter markers are posted and maintained in accordance with 3.1.12121.
An underground natural gas pipeline is located along the north boundary of the affected area, yellow pipeline markers identified the
pipeline location. One pipeline marker had been crushed by vehicle traffic, DMG inspector could not determine whether pipeline
marker had been damaged by mine vehicles or by vehicles not associated with the mining operation. The pipeline and pipeline
access road appeared to be located within 200' of the affected area but is not identified on the Pre-mining and Mining Plan Maps,
as required by Rule 6.4.314) end Igl. Topsoil and overburden stockpiles were located inclose proximity to the pipeline location but
did not appear to overlay the pipeline. Mining activities did not appear to have adversely affected the stability of the pipeline or
access road; however, the permit does not contain a compensation for damage agreement or appropriate engineering evaluation that
demonstrates that the pipeline will not be damaged by mining activities, as required by Rule 6,4.19.
6.4.19 Where the mining operation will adversely affect the stability of any significant, valuable or permanent man-made structure
located within 200' of affected land, the applicant may either:
la) provide a notarized agreement between the applicant and the personlsl having an interest in the structure, that the applicant
is to provide compensation for any damage to the structure; or
(b) where such an agreement can not be reached, the applicant shall provide an appropriate engineering evaluation that
demonstrates that such structure shall not be damaged by activities occurring at the mining operation.
The operator stated that the pipeline was not identified on the Pre-mining and Mining Plan Maps because the pipeline had been
installed after permit issuance. Please submit a revised Mining Plan Map, which identifies the pipeline and pipeline access road, in
accordance with Rules 6.4.314) and Igl. Please submit a notarized agreement for damage compensation or appropriate engineering
evaluation that demonstrates that the pipeline will not be damaged by mining activities, in accordance with Rule 6.4.19. Revised
Mining Plen Map and documents required by 6.4,19, may be submitted through the Technical Revision or Amendment processes
described in Rules 1.1171, 1.11491.1.9, 1.10 and Sections 34-32.5-125(11(al(VI) and IVIp of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act
for the Extraction of Construction Materials, 34-32.5-101, et seq, C.R.S., 1995, as amended.
Crushing and asphalt plants were operating. Colorado Dept. of Transportation trucks were hauling material off-site. Permit needs
to be revised to describe the asphalt plant. Archaeological exploration sites were located along the west perimeter of the affected
area. Archaeological exploration is being conducted along the west perimeter of the affected area, in anticipation of expanding the
affected area to the west,
I & E Contact Address
NAME John Gilliland
OPERATOR C & J Gravel Products, Inc.
STREET 514 County Roed 509
CITY/STATE2IP Iflnacio, CO 81137
cc: Tom Gillis, DMG
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