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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1981-058 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 9-25-07 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRM <br />This inspection was conducted as part of the normal monitoring program established by the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety For permitted sites. The Debeque Pit is a 112c permitted site located west of <br />Debeque where I-70 and the Colorado River first intersect. Gayle Lyman, representative for Elam Construction <br />accompanied the inspectors on site. <br />Although the permit was issued in 1981, excavation on site was not initiated until January of 2003. The pit area is <br />approximately 4.6 acres of which 4 are now lake surface. A stockpile and staging area located south of the pit has <br />approximately 6.2 acres of disturbance as approved under TR-Ol . <br />The site is active. The inspector noted atruck /loader removing materials from a processed stockpile. The loader <br />remains on site. There is another stockpile of materials which appear at this time to have been in place for some <br />time given vegetative cover established upon it. <br />The mine identification sign and affected area boundary markers are in place and in compliance with Rule 3,1.12. <br />The sign was located at the entrance to site of the main county road. Permit boundaries are primarily fence lines and <br />t-posts that are clearly visable. <br />No significant infestations ofnoxious or other problematic weeds were noted on site during this inspection. There is <br />an abundant crop of annual weeds but much of it has been mowed down. <br />The pit area was re-sloped in 2005. Although the slopes are ready for reseeding, no revegetation efforts have been <br />made to date. Cattails, cottonwood seedlings and some willows were observed. Annual weeds makeup the primary <br />under story cover at this time. Topsoil on the slopes is stable but wind and precipitation may be beginning to wear it <br />thin. It is highly recommended that the operator initiate revegetation of the slopes to prevent topsoil loss. <br />The inspector noted some recreational equipment at the site which is owned by the permit holder. The gear is not <br />related to mining activities but it should be cautioned that any release request for the site would have to take into <br />account any trash, tires or plastic within the permit area. <br />The Financial Warranty was reviewed in 2003. The Division will be updating the bond calculations to ensure it is <br />sufficient to cover reclamation liabilities. <br />No problems or violations are noted at this time. <br />