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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1977-022 <br />INSPECTION DATE .11-20-2002 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS SSS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine inspection conducted as part of DMG s ongoing monitoring program for permitted mines in Colorado. <br />The mine ident~cation sign and affected area boundary markers are in place and in compliance with Rule 3.1.12. <br />No significant erosional features were noted on the affected areas of the site. <br />No excavation activity has apparently occurred since the Stage 3 pond was excavated. Willows, cottonwoods, and other <br />riparian vegetation is becoming established in the river channel where mining has not taken place in several years. The area <br />within the river channel was never graded to final grade due to expectation of future mining when recharge of gravel is sufficient <br />to warrant another round of instream excavation. Portions of the site are being used as stockpile area for the adjacent Four D <br />Pit. <br />Noxious and/or problematic weed infestation (Canada thistle) was observed within the affected area. The infestation, if not <br />controlled, will most likely hinder and/or delay successful reclamation of this site'and contribute to off-site spreading and <br />establishment of these weeds. A weed control plan developed in consultation with, and approved by, the appropriate local <br />weed control authority must be submitted as a technical revision to this permit. Weed infestation is noted as a problem, with <br />the corrective action(s) and correction date specified on the last page of this report. Significant progress toward control of on- <br />site weeds must be demonstrated within three years to avoid potential Board action. <br />In an effort to ensure the financial warranty remains adequate to reclaim this. site per the requirements of the approved <br />reclamation plan, DMG has updated the reclamation cost estimate (copy enclosed). Clearly, the site is currently under-bonded. <br />Therefore, pursuant to Section3432.5-117(4) of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act, adequate financial warranty must <br />be submitted to DMG within 60 days of the mailing date of this report. Please review the enclosed figures as soon as <br />possible and contact our office if any calculation errors are noted. <br />The approved reclamation plan calls for planting of Russian olive tree seedlings. Planting of Russian olive is no longer allowed <br />in Colorado. Please submit a technical revision to the permit that addresses planting of an alternate species instead of the <br />Russian olive. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Steve Shuey at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand Junction <br />Field Office, 101 South 3rtl Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone number 970-243-6368. <br />I & E Contact Address cc: <br /> ^ CE <br />NAME Rick Johnson ^ BL <br />OPERATOR United Companies of Mesa County ^ FS <br />STREET P. O. Box 3609 ^ Hyy <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Grand Junction. Colorado 81502 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br /> <br /> ^ SE <br /> ^ WOCD (CH) <br /> ^ OTHER <br />