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• (Page 21 <br />MINE ID A` OR PROSPECTING ID p M-85-072 <br />INSPECTION DATE 06/05/97 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted by the Division as part of its monitoring of 110 permits. The operator was contacted about the <br />inspection and was able to be present for it. <br />The permit ID sign and adequate boundary markers were observed. Steel posts are present at the corners of the permit area, though <br />the landowner's livestock occasionally knocks them down. A different type of marker might be considered for use in a site such <br />as this, e.g., upended railroad [ie, pile of rocks, tire buried on edge, etc. <br />The topsoil stockpile is located along the north edge of the permit area, just beyond the edge of the pit. The pit has been worked <br />recently in the NW quarter of the permit, and remaining material (after crushing last season) has been pushed down to the base of <br />the slope there. The north slope of the pit is about 3:1 ,which will be the final gradient, though finish grading will not occur until <br />the material remaining along the base of the slope is removed. <br />Final grading, topsoiling and seeding has occurred on portions of the west slope of the pit (this has been noted in prior reportsl. <br />There is beginning to be satisfactory vegetation on much of those areas. Unfortunately, some damage to the vegetation has <br />occurred, which the operator presumes to be due to recreational 4-wheeling up and down the slope. The operator stated that he <br />will speak to the landowner about [he situation. At the present time, since there is not yet any erosion and the site is not in the <br />final reclamation stage, there is no problem under the topics of "revegetation" or "topsoil". The operator is urged to remedy the <br />matter soon. <br />The pit will not expand into the NE corner of the permit, though there is room to do so, because the operator stated that <br />unsatisfactory material is being encountered there. The recently replenished stockpiles in the SE portion will continue to be utilized, <br />and after depletion in several years, the pit will be expanded into the SE. The ramp into the pit along the south side of the pit will <br />continue to be used throughout these phases. There are still a few small topsoil piles on the east side of the permit, which look <br />stable at present. <br />There were no other items observed or discussed, and no problems noted during this inspection. If there are questions about this <br />report, please contact this inspector at the following address or phone: <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />484 Turner Dr., Bldg. F-101 <br />Durango CO 81301 <br />I & E Contact Address <br />phone: 970/247-5193 <br />NAME Marlene Crosbv <br />OPERATOR Gunnison Countv <br />STREET 1 1 th and Rio Grande <br />CITYlSTATE/ZIP Gunnison CO 81230 <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD ICHI <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD ICHI <br />^ OTHER <br />