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• (Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-83-141 <br />INSPECTION DATE 5/20/99 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS CLK <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />Upon the request of the Operator, DMG inspected the current state of this <br />site with regard to the difficulty of fulfilling the requirements of the current reclamation <br />plan. <br />1) At this time, all of the ore which the Operator wishes to remove, has been removed, from <br />the site. Two benches (around 5,000 - 10,000 tons) of ore have been left at the lower <br />edges of the site. Two buildings have been left in place on the northeastern corner of the <br />permit area, with steep drop-offs of about 7'-10' below them. The Operator has stated <br />their intention to begin reclaiming the site, or transfer the permit to the Landowner, <br />should he wish to continue operations here. <br />2) Granite deposits and outcroppings cross the site from north to south, with the mine road <br />running through and around the permit area. Continued sloping of the ore piles on the <br />south end may be possible, along with the construction of a stormwater runoff basin, as <br />was suggested by Maxine Stewart. <br />3) The site is very topsoil-poor, very steep, and very rocky. The current reclamation plan <br />calls for terracing, planting trees, and slopes of not less than 2H:1V. From observation <br />of current conditions, terracing and tree-planting may be practical but difficult, given <br />the soil, and soil amendments may become necessary. Sloping the portions of the site which <br />contain granite outcroppings to 2H:1V may not be possible without blasting some of the <br />granite pockets, so a modification of the permit plan may be in order. <br />4) The recent storms at the site have washed gullies downward across the entire face of the <br />permit area. A stormwater control, such as a berm across the main road, must be enacted <br />in order to prevent further erosion from other storms in the near future. (PH1) <br />All changes to the reclamation plan must be approved by DMG first, prior to implementation. <br />Any measures that would stabilize the slopes and allow the site to return to the beneficial <br />use designated by the permit, will be considered upon their submittal to the Division. <br />No other problems were noted at this time. <br />I & E Contact Address cc <br />NAME Maxine Stewart <br />OPERATOR ZTEC Environmental <br />STREET P.O. Box 1388 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Wheat Ridoe. Co 80034-1386 <br />CERTIFIED MAIL f~p~ ~ ~ vl u I ~Q~ <br />RETURPd REC~'~'' RFOU S n <br />Carl B. Mount, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ Mark Steen <br />P.O. Box 1523 <br />Longmont, CO 60502 <br />Max Yeager <br />9149 Sunshine Canyon Dr. <br />Boulder, CO 80302-9772 <br />