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• (Page 21 • MINE ID rY OR PROSPECTING ID rX M-1995-034 INSPECTION DATE 10/31/00 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RCO OBSERVATIONS This inspection was performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Construction Materials 110 permits and to review the changes involved in the recently-approved amendment (AM-011. The operator was contacted about the inspection and was present throughout the inspection. The amendment mentioned above involved the addition of land to the permit. The operator has already marked the new permit boundaries. The required permit ID sign was posted on the entrance gate to the site. The financial warranty was recalculated as part of the amendment, and the total was increased. The new amount is deemed to be sufficient to reclaim all permitted disturbance. The operator has 60 days from notification, until 12/11 /00, to provide this increase. The operator should be aware of the tasks included in the reclamation costs; the site must be operated according to the plan so that reclamation liability does not exceed the bond, but all reclamation work performed toward final reclamation will be considered when the operator requests a bond reduction. The site was active at the time of the inspection. Truck and loader teams were pulling material off the eastern highwall and hauling it to jobs offsite. Outside contractors are operating at the site, with some oversight provided by the permittee. There is no equipment operating there belonging to the permittee. The floor is about 15 feet deeper than surrounding unmined land, and is somewhat level. It will be finish graded during final reclamation. The site is nearly completely mined out. Pit slopes varied: the south slope was 3:1, the west and north slopes are vertical, the east slope is partly graded down and partly vertical. Mining ceased along the west and north sides with enough unmined material to reduce the highwalls to 3:1 slopes using all onsite material. When the bulldozer is available onsite again, the final slopes will be established. Recent rains have caused a small amount of impoundment in the pit, but otherwise this site is dry. The original reclamation plan required that topsoil be salvaged for final reclamation. The recent amendment eliminated that topsoil requirement since the materials throughout the site is suitable as growth medium. There is still a topsoil stockpile along the east side of the pit, which may or may not be respread. If not, it will be exported from the site. The final surfaces will be finish graded, ripped as needed, and revegetated according to the plan. The ditch known as the Brownlow Lateral was observed. It is clearly a conveyance which has not been maintained or used in many years. The southeast corner of the pit is within 100 feet of this ditch, but there appears to be no possibility of adverse impact, as long as the operation does not pass outside the well-marked boundary corner. The operator should ensure that the markers are maintained, and that haul traffic is confined to the roads in or around the immediate perimeter. There were no problems noted during the inspector at the following address or phone fax 970!247-5104. I & E Contact Address NAME OPERATOR STREET CITYISTATE/ZIP inspection. For all questions or responses to this report, please contact this 701 Camino del Rio, Room 125, Durango CO 81301; tel 970/247-5193 or Daniel M. Russell 9042 S 106 Rd. Alamosa. CO 81101 cc: Tom Gillis, DMG ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD (CH1 ^ SE ^ WOCD ICH1 ^ OTHER