2006-02-01_INSPECTION - M1985100

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(Page 2) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: nn_tgas_tnn INSPECTION DATE: 10/061a5 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: ~_ OBSERVA110NS This was a normal monitoring inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of DMG. The operator was contacted but did not accompany the inspector during this inspection. The site is located approximately 13.5 miles west and 2 miles south of Campo, Colorado. The pit is situated along a small rise in an area where the topography begins to change from typical sandhills rangeland into an area of more severe breaks where deeply dissected canyons of hard sandstone and basalt are a common features. There was a mine identification sign present at the entrance to the mine site. Some of the permit boundary markers are missing but the remaining boundaries can easily be extrapolated from the observed ones. It clearly appeared that the present disturbance was well within the approved affected area and is fairly small in size. The pit walls were graded out to 3H:1 V or flatter and vegetation has established naturally quite well as the pit appears to have had very little use recently. There is a stockpile of oversized material within the permit area. If the operator were to remove this material or obtain a letter from the landowner requesting that it remain for his use, the site could be released without additional reclamation activity since the slopes are stable and vegetated. In addition, there are two sizeable cotton wood trees established in the pit bottom that provide additional wildlife benefits in an otherwise treeless areo. If the operator wishes to pursue a release of this site, they should contact the office for further details. 18, E Contact Address NAME: Bill Wright OPERATOR: Baca County STREET: 741 Mnin Street CITY/STATE/ZIP: CnringfiPlri, CO trln73 cc: r CE r BL r FS r HW r HMWMD (CH) r SE r WOCD (CH) T OTHER