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Pa e 2 MINE ID A OR M-198&102 INSPECTION DATE: 11/092008 INSPECTOR'S RMW PROSPECTING ID #: INITIALS: OBSERVATIONS This inspection was conducted in response to an amendment application submitted to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) on September 15, 2006 for the purpose of increasing the affected area and changing the post-mining land use and slope configuration. Present at the inspection were Richard Wenzel representing the Division and Laity Thompson and Ted Pratt representing the operator. The amendment application proposes to add approximately 19.12 acres to the existing permit, which currently includes 50.52 acres, for a total acreage of 69.62 acres. Of the 19.12 acres, approximately 3.2 acres will be added to the southwest comer of the current permitted area while approximately 16.42 acres will be added to the east of the existing permitted area. The acreage being added to the southwest comer is being added in order to include approximately 6,000 cubic yams of topsoil within the affected area in order to make it available for reclamation. No mining is anticipated to take place in this area. The boundaries of the additional acreage to be added to the existing permit were properly marked with wooden survey stakes and flagging. Photographic documentation of this is presented on page four of this report. The acreage being added to the east of the existing permit area is being added for the purpose of mining. The northeast and southeast comers of the expanded permit area were marked with metal stakes and flagging. The distance between the east permit boundary and the west property line of the adjacent landowner, the Spurlin's, was measured and confirmed to be 210 feet. An existing residence, garage, and water well were observed within the permit boundaries for the proposed expansion. These structures are owned by the Thompson's. According to Larry Thompson and Ted Pratt, the residence will be moved off site but the garage will remain. A five strand barbed wire fence and several power poles were located along the north property line. The fence was depicted on the Pre- Mining Map however, the power poles were not. Outside of the permit boundaries but within 200 feet of the affected land were several structures owned by the Mirabito's. These structures include one house; two sheds; one bam; and one waterwell. Several of these structures were not identified on the Pre-Mining Map. They include the shed west of the main residence; the water well; and the bam. The amendment application for the proposed expansion of the existing operation is currently being reviewed by the Division and the information obtained from this inspection will be considered in the review. Following completion of the review, the Division will inform the operator of any deficiencies in the application in the form of an Adequacy Review letter, to which the operator will be provided an opportunity to address the deficiencies. Because the amendment application has received objections from adjacent landowners, the amendment application has been scheduled to be heard before the February 14-15, 2007 meeting of the Mined Land Reclamation Board for approval or denial. However, prior to the Board hearing, apre-hearing conference involving all involved parties has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 in Granby, Colorado. Formal notice to all involved parties has been sent under separate cover. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Richard Wenzel at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Denver Office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, phone number 303-866- 4935. Enforcement and Inspection Contact Address NAME: Mr. Lary Thompson OPERATOR: Thompson Properties STREET: P. O. Box 3 CITY/STATE/ZIP: Granby, Colorado 80446 CC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CO Hazardous Materials and Waste Division U.S. Bureau of Land Management CO State Engineers Office U.S. Forest Service x OTHER: Objectors to Amendment AM-02 Application CO Department of Transportation x OTHER: Stevan L. O'Brian, Environment, Inc.