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{Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1984-014 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 3/24/05 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRM <br />This inspection was conducted as part of the normal monitoring program established by the Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology. The JD-6 and associated Mineral Joe Claims, JD-8, JD-9 and the Wright Group / SM-18 <br />Mines have begun mining operations after a lengthy period of minimal activity. The Division of Minerals and <br />Geology is inspecting the referenced sites in conjunction with permit reviews to ensure that permits meet current <br />standards for metal mining activities. No problems or issues will be noted within this report specifically as any <br />concerns will be addressed through the permit review process for each site individually. <br />The JD-8 Mine is the youngest of the mines noted above. Currently mining is still primarily in the developmental <br />rather than production stage. Ore will be brought to the surface and stockpiled once a suitable pad is constructed. <br />The biggest obstacle on the surface is workroom as the mine is on a narrow bench. Waste materials are being <br />brought out and dumped on existing waste piles to expand the work platform. Once the platform is of sufficient size <br />a permanentbuilding will be constructed, in the meantime a'pottable tool/ mhre drytrailer is onsite. (Photo land 5) ~~ :~ = <br />The permit boundaries below the waste pile are cleazly mazked with't-posts: The operator will put in a bar ditch at <br />the toe of the slope and direct water to the natural drainage to the west. Silt fencing will be installed at•the natural <br />drainage entrance once the toe ofthe slope is established to help augment erosion and sedimentation controls. (Photo <br />2 and ~ Cunently no issues are noted concerning either erosion or stormwater management. <br />The onsite fuel tanks are in proper secondary containment constructed of earth beans and thick plastic. (Photo 3) <br />No water discharge or drainage is associated with the currenfmine conditions. Given the close proximityto the JD-= <br />9, it is possible that in the future a discharge permit will be.necessaryi Water quality from that site is such that after -... <br />minimal treatment, the water is allowed to be discharged down,the.draw. <br />,. - .. t.-.. , <br />'The approved plans call for more waste dump areas to the east of the main entrance, Currently the azea is <br />-" -- •-undi§turbed pinion /juniper. The operatorwill be~stakingoiit the site better in the future as conditions warrant:'.:. =~. <br />(Photos,4 and ~.) " " . _, ... ~,., ~.r. , <br /> <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to RussMeans at the Division of Minerals and Geology,-Grand Jurction ~iF <br />Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction,"Colorado 81501, phone no. 970-241-1117. - <br />I & E Contact Address cc: <br />^ CE <br />NAME: Glen Williams ^ BL <br />OPERATOR: Cotter Corporation ^ FS <br />STREET: P.O. Sox 700 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Nucla. CO 81424 ^ HMWMD (CH} <br />^ WOCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />