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• (Page 2) • MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-80-193 INSPECTION DATE 09/25/95 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ACO OBSERVATIONS This inspection was performed by the Division partly as a monitoring inspection, but mainly ae a pre-operation inspection of the area into which the operator wishes to expand the current operation, as part of the 110 to 112 permit conversion application. The operator was notified about the inspection, and was present at the site. The identification sign for the current permit was posted at the entrance. Some of the markers were noted ae present. The fact that some of the current 110 permit's boundary markers were not seen is not regarded as a problem at this time, due to the fact that this operation will soon be expanded, and the expanded area markers were observed. The required notice for a new application (which includes conversion applications) was posted at the entrance. Photographic evidence of this was also submitted by the operator in the conversion application. Current operation: The current operation has several stockpiles of topsoil, all of which appeared stable and fairly well vegetated. Roads were in good condition. There ie no debris or weediness on the site. There was no problem with erosion or sedimentation; all site drainage is routed into the pit. There was some impounded water in the bottom of the pit, exactly as the pre- and poet-mining maps show there is. The pit ie being mined by pushing material down from the top by dozer, at 3:1 to 4:1 elopes. Inactive elopes (east wall) exhibit some erosion; revegetated elopes (west wall) are in good condition. This site has Bandy, loose soil, which is highly erodible. The working surfaces and method of mining contribute to reducing erosion and controlling stormwater runoff. Material had been pushed down recently, and piled in a Linear fashion along the bottom of the north wall. There was a wheel loader and aeries of haul trucks operating at the time of the inspection. All trucks were county-owned, and all had hydraulically-operated covers for their loads to prevent spreading duet and grit. The present and proposed permit area include the portion of the road serving to access this site from the county road (SOapweed Road). Expansion area of the conversion: The permit area will be expanded to the north and east. Natural site drainage rune toward the southwest, therefore the operation will tend to expand into the hill. The current level of the pit floor will not change in the new area. No further activity is expected in the southwest corner where the pond and revegetated elopes are. The undisturbed land surrounding the operation ie typical of upland dry rangeland. (Vegetation observed included fringed sage, blue grams, three-awn, rabbitbrush, pincushion cactus. There was a minor amount of thistle, but no yucca, cheatgrase or annual weeds.) There is no expected change in the manner of mining this Bite. Topsoil is stripped and piled along the perimeter, and then replaced after mining is complete. Reclamation will occur incrementally, as the excavation moves off of certain portions of the permit area. Projected life of the mine ie into the first quarter of the next century, based on current demand. Cattle were observed roaming over the Bite during the inspection. When the operator wishes to establish vegetation, the livestock should be excluded. Care should be taken to ensure that runoff from the road, since it drains toward Soapweed Road, is controlled. These items were all discussed with the operator this inspection. I & E Contact Address NAME Merv Casey OPERATOR E1 Psao County Dept of Tranep STREET 3105 N Stone CITY/STATE/ZIP Colorado Syringe CO 80907 There were no problems observed during cc: Jim Stevens/DMG ^ CE ^ BL ^ FS ^ HW ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WQCD (CH) ^ OTHER