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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-95-019 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 08!24/01 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: alw <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a conversion pre-operational inspection conducted by Tony Waldron and AI Amundson of DMG along with Jackie <br />Carson of Baca County. The site is located approximately 12 miles east and 2 miles north of Walsh, Colorado. The pit is <br />situated along the south side of Bear Creek in the old alluvial terrace . <br />The site was properly posted and the boundaries were clearly marked. The pit is being mined in a north to south direction and <br />the northern end has been mostly reclaimed. Along the south side of the pit the excavation operations are nearing the <br />southern permit boundary. There is still a little room left before the pit will be completely exhausted so the operator is <br />planning on converting it to a 112c operation. Initially, the operator wanted to simply open another 110c pit adjacent to the <br />existing one, however, the division does not allow side-by-side 110 permit applications by the same operator. <br />The site is currently typical eastern Colorado rangeland dominated by short grass prairie and its accompanying vegetative <br />community of sage and yucca. The soils appear to be rather shallow and are underlain by unsorted sand and gravel. There <br />are no structures in the area that will be impacted by the expansion of this pit and the overall impact should be negligible. As <br />Bear Creek is adjacent to the site and does contain some running and standing water, the operator should commit to not <br />mining to a depth that would expose groundwater and staying out of the active channel of the creek with their mining <br />operations. The operator is in the process of preparing the conversion application for submittal to our office. No problems <br />were noted that would preclude the expansion of this operation. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Rav Miller <br />OPERATOR: Baca Countv <br />STREET: 741 Main <br />CITY/STATE(ZIP: Springfield. CO 81073 <br />cc: Jim Stevens-DMG <br />AI Amundson-DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />