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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1984-041 <br />INSPECTION DATE 12-11-2003 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS SSS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted to observe installation operations for the 9 foot diameter culvert being installed in the first <br />drainage crossing for the haul road to the new east mine area. <br />Several culvert sections were still in transit to the site, but the majority were on site and being installed. <br />The drainage had been stripped of all topsoil and organics so the culvert was placed on a mineral soil bed. The culvert <br />sections in place are approximately 1/3 buried with compacted mineral soil. Two wheeled vibrating roller/packers were used to <br />compact the soil around the pipe in lifts. The compacted soil appeared to be very firm and the pipe well bedded. Pipe sections <br />are joined with a cmp clamp surrounding a rubber joint gasket. <br />The haul road excavation/fill operation was proceeding up the east side of the drainage, just beyond the culvert. <br />Trucks were beginning to stockpile waste rock on the west side of the drainage for near future placement in the drainage fill, as <br />soon as the culvert installation is complete. <br />A brief stop was made to observe the portion of the area disturbed by the original mining operation on the west side of County <br />Road 51 that is visible from the count road. Reclamation of all areas, including the access road into those areas was reportedly <br />completed in October of this year. These areas are now seeded and mulched. Final backfilling and grading appeared to be <br />adequate on the visible areas, though a more thorough inspection of the area will need to be conducted. The operator pointed <br />out where ATV s had been driving up the reclaimed access road and other portions of the reclaimed area. BLM has placed <br />more restricted access signs along the base of the access to the reclamation, but evidently these signs are being disregarded <br />by a few ATV riders. The operator will continue to try and discourage these riders from using the reclamation as a recreational <br />site. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Steve Shuey at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand Junction <br />Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone number 970-243-6368. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME <br />OPERATOR <br />STREET <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP <br />Steve Onorofskie <br />American Gvosum Company <br />P. O. Box 980 <br />Gvosum, Colorado 81637 <br />cc: <br />^ CE <br />^ BL -Glenwood Springs Office <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />