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- • (Page 3) • <br />MINE ID !f OR PROSPECTING ID rK -79-1 <br />INSPECTION DATE 12/11/ 6 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ~ <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />Delta County was hauling stockpiled materials from the pit today for a road project near Hotchkiss. No mining <br />or processing was occurring at the time of the inspection. A number of large materials stockpiles are located <br />on the pit floor. <br />The operation appears to he set up so that extraction could continue toward either the north or the east. The <br />mined hackwall is being extracted at a slope of about 3H:ly or 2.SH:1V, which greatly facilitates reclamation <br />and provides fur a much safer mining condition. Topsoil is tieing salvaged for reclamation use well in advance <br />of mining. The topsoil is being stockpiled adjacent to the highway, effectively acting as a visual harrier to the <br />pit. The topsoil stockpile is fairly well vegetated, and appears stable. No significant erosion of the pile was <br />observed. <br />The pit flour is quite flat, which will facilitate the post mining land user of irrigated pasture. The flatness of <br />the floor also acts to trap water within the pit, thus minimizing the potential of runoff to adjacent areas. The <br />location of the hatch plant pad was observed. The area appears to he well maintained. Processing waters are <br />contained by adjacent lined ponds. <br />The north west corner of the hackwall appears to have been reclaimed during the past few years. This <br />approximately 1/2 acre slope was estimated to he 3H:1V. Topsoil has been evenly distributed over the slope. <br />This area blends well with adjacent properties to the west. Only one reclamation species (a Brome) was <br />observed. <br />This operation appears to he at the 9.9 acre limit imposed upon 110 Limited Impact Permits. In order for <br />mining operations to continue, it will he necessary to rnnvert this operation to a 112 Permit. During post <br />inspection discussions, Delta County indicated that they had just completed the 112 conversion application <br />package, and were prepared to submit the conversion application by mid-January, 1997. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME John Tamhrasa <br />OPERATOR Delta County <br />STREET 501 Palmer <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Delta, Colo. 81416 <br />cc: Steve Shuey, DMG <br />^ CE <br /> ^ BL <br /> ^ FS <br /> ^ HW <br /> ^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br /> <br />