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• (Page 21 • MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1988-021 INSPECTION DATE 10/19/01 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO OBSERVATIONS This inspection was performed by the Division as Part of its monitoring of Construction Materials 110 permits. The operator was contacted about the inspection, but was not present far it. The site was not active at the time of the inspection. There was no permit ID sign observed at the entrance to the site, though one is required pursuant to Rule 3.1.12. There was a wooden post near the east edge of the site, possibly to be used for such a sign. The NE and SE boundary corner markers were observed, but the NW and SW markers were not present. The lack of ID sign and two of the markers is noted as a problem in this report. Please see the last page of the report for the corrective action and correction date. Rule 3.1.12, copied from the Construction Materials Rules and Regulations, is enclosed with the operator's copy of this report, to explain what information must appear on the permit ID sign. The site has changed little since the photo submitted with the 2000 annual report was taken. The main area of extraction is still in the NE corner, which exhibits a 15-foot vertical highwall. The NW corner has been stripped, presumably in anticipation of mining or stockpiling there. The SE corner contains the deep soil which is aloowed to be removed, since there is a surplus above the amount needed to complete the approved reclamation. The west edge of the site is a level pit floor, daylighting to the bottomland on the west. Some stockpiled product exists on the south part of the floor. Equipment onsite consists of a loader and an old D7 cable dozer. There is very little debris, other than a couple old loader tires. (Note: if livestock have pushed down T-posts which previously marked the permit corners, placement of the old tires alone or with re-installed T-posts inside them could be tried as new markers. Tires around posts often keep livestock from pushing them down.l The fuel and fluids are stored on the west edge of the pit floor. There is a 500- to 600-gallon diesel tank up on a stand, and numerous small buckets and jugs of other fluids stored below it. The diesel tank may be relatively empty, but still holds enough that its faulty hose handle allows fuel to drip on the ground. Signs of prior spillage from fueling are also evident, with about 100 sq ft of stained soil adjacent to the tank. There is no secondary containment for these fluids at this location. Due to the small size of the storage area and the small size of the past spillage/leakage, this is not yet considered a problem. However, this is being brought to operator's attention so that remedial measures may be taken before further contamination oc~:urs. Two things should be undertaken soon: 11 remove all hydrocarbon-contaminated soil from this location, and either dispose of offsite it in a proper facility, or spread it in a thin layer on the access road and pit floor, where it can be turned and will volatize; and 21 provide secondary spill containment for all fluids stored here, such as a plastic-lined earthen berm around and under the tank, or simply park the tank stand and all other vessels inside a steel stock tank. Completion of this should be performed soon, and fully reported in the next annual report. If a worsened condition is found during the Division's next inspection, it may become a problem to be formally corrected. The bond is currently 55,760. This is the amount calculated in 1996, and is due for recalculation soon. If an increase in the bond is indicated, the new figures will be sent to the operator for review, at which time the operator will have 60 days to provide the needed increase. There were no additional items observed. Subsequent phone conversation with the operator revealed that there may be interest in amending this 110 permit to add more acreage up to a total of 9.9 acres, or converting the permit to a 112 permit for a total of 10 acres or more. New application materials were mailed to the operator under separate cover. All responses or questions about this inspection report should be directed to this inspector at the Division's Durango Field Office. The address is: Division of Minerals and Geology, 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango, Colorado 81301; telephone 970124 7-5 1 9 3, or fax 970/247-5104. I & E Contact Address cc: Tom Gillis, DMG NAME OPERATOR STREET CITY/STATE/ZIP R. Scott Lamb Soward Ranch Partnership P.0. Box 130 Creede. CO 81130 ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD ICHI ^ SE ^ WOCD ICHI ^ OTHER