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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID#: M-1998-053 PAGE: 3 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 6-1-01 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ACS <br />perimeter of affected lands to filter any runoff before it leaves the site. <br />The mining plan included with the CN-001 application includes a proposal to <br />install a second crossing over the Swan River at some point in the future <br />as mining proceeds to the south. This will necessitate the placement of <br />fill below the ordinary high water line of the river. The Operator <br />recognizes the need to obtain clearance from the Army Corps of Engineers <br />prior to installation of the second crossing. <br />The Mascot Placer site was examined to determine what impacts the proposed <br />mining operations may have on wildlife. Since the area to be mined is <br />virtually devoid of vegetation, it provides no forage and poor cover for <br />wildlife. The steep slopes and unsure footing on the dredge piles make it <br />unlikely that the area would be traversed by deer or elk. In 1993, Alex <br />Chappell of the Colorado Division of Wildlife inspected this location and <br />stated that wildlife species using the location would be "very limited <br />because the area was previously mined." Mr. Chappell further stated that <br />mining of the dredge piles will have minimal impact to wildlife. <br />The confluence of the North and Middle Forks of the Swan River are located <br />just to the east of the Mascot Placer permit and property boundary. At the <br />time of this inspection, the Middle Fork disappeared under the dredge piles <br />just upstream of this confluence. The North Fork is known to contain a <br />community of Greenback Cutthroat Trout, but since the entirety of the North <br />Fork is located upgradient of the Mascot Placer, proposed mining operations <br />will have no impact on this community. <br />cc: Carl Mount, DMG (via <br />email w/o photos) <br />Larry Brown <br />LF Brown & Associates Inc <br />3437 D % Road <br />Palisade, CO 81526 <br />Dave Mehan <br />Wright Water Engineers, Inc. <br />2490 West 26th Ave. Ste. 100A <br />Denver, CO 80211 <br />(mailed w/ CD of photos) <br />Tony Curtis <br />Army Corps of Engineers <br />Frisco Regulatory Office <br />P.O. Box 607 <br />Frisco, CO 80443 <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Greg Norwick <br />OPERATOR Everist Materials, LLC <br />STREET P.O. Box 1150 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Silverthorne, CO 80498 <br />