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Pa e 2 <br />MINE ID # OR M-1996-064 INSPECTION DATE: 6I19I200 INSPECTOR'S cmr <br />PROSPECTING ID #: INITIALS: <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted as part of the normal monitoring and enforcement inspection process that the <br />Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) carries out on all permitted mines in Colorado at least once every <br />four years. Chris Rowe from the Division carried out the inspection; also present was Mr. Albert Templeton The <br />Denver Brick (Operator) representative. The 40-acre site is located off Crowfoot Valley Road 4.5 mites <br />northeast of Castle Rock. <br />Of the 40 permitted acres only 23 can be disturbed, and of the 23 acres only 10 acres can be disturbed without <br />reclamation commencing. Approximately 8-10 acres has been disturbed to date, with reclamation beginning on <br />the northeast comer of phase 1. The $87,986 bond should be sufficient to reclaim the approximate 10 acres of <br />disturbance. Mining is currently occurring in phase 1 and 2 of the site. Phase 3 has not been mined yet. There <br />is a stormwater detention pond on site that collects runoff from the disturbed areas. <br />According the Mr. Templeton The Denver Brick Company is planning on purchasing the mine site. As a result <br />the owner of the surrounding ranch is asking the Operator to put in a new road to the site. I informed the Mr. <br />Templeton that any new or substantially improved road whose primary purpose it to access the mine, needs to <br />be included in the permitted area (Rule 6.3.3(g)). The Operator will need to submit a permit amendment <br />application and get approval prior to beginning construction on the new road. <br />Two problems were noted during the inspection that will need to be addressed (see page 3) <br />1. During the inspection we were not able to locate the mine markers on the northwest and southwest <br />corners (Rule 3.1.12). The comers need to be identified and properly marked, <br />2. State listed noxious weeds were found on site, including Diffuse Knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) and <br />Scotch Thistle (Onopordum tauricum)(Rule 3.1.10(6)). The Mr. Templeton stated that the Operator has <br />an ongoing weed control program. A noxious weed control plan Technical Revision (TR) needs to be <br />developed, submitted to the Division, and implemented. <br />Enforcement and Inspection Contact Address <br />NAME: Albert Templeton <br />OPERATOR: The Denver Brick Company <br />STREET: 410 Prairie Hawk Dr. <br />j CITY/STATE2IP: Castle Rock, CO 80104 ~ <br />cc: <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CO Hazardous Materials and Waste Division <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management CO State Engineers Office <br />U.S. Forest Service CO Water Quality Control Division <br />CO Department of Transportation OTHER: <br />