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• <br />(Page 2) • <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-81-043 <br />INSPECTION DATE 3/18/99 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS CLK <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The following observations were made during this pre-operational inspection of this 7.12 acre <br />open 110 site (to be amended to 9.49 acres). <br />1.)The permit sign was posted at the entrance to the site; however, the boundaries of the <br />site were not marked. Wh i.1e the current level of disturbance is obvious and matches up <br />to the exiting maps, stakes should be installed as soon as possible. (See PB1) <br />2.) The current disturbance i:; approximately 7.12 acres. Approximately 1 acre appears to be <br />pre-law mining, and may be~ excluded from the amendment and the permit area. The existing <br />site records do not inclu~9e a legal description of the exact site size and boundaries, <br />so the new map (with legal description and measurements) which was included in the <br />amendment application was used. According to this map and measurements made in the field, <br />the lower triangular portion of the site can be excluded, bringing the new area of the <br />pit to approximately 8.5 acres. If the Operator wishes to exclude this area, a new map <br />with lengths, area, and angles should be submitted in a revision to the DMG application. <br />3.) Topsoil has been scavenged and saved in one large stockpile along the south end of the <br />open face of the pit. <br />9.) There is little current vegetative cover on the site. However, the vegetation covering <br />the pre-law areas of the pit (which will not be disturbed again) is adequate for release <br />of the area in question at this time, or exclusion on the basis of never having been <br />excavated by the current operator. <br />5.) The gas line running north-south along the edge of the pit has not been disturbed, and <br />the setback is being observed. <br />6.}The face of the pit currently consists of a 30' highwall up to the top of the hogback. <br />Before final release, this highwall will have to be cut down into terraces, such that the <br />average slope of the face is 1H:1V (thus, terraces 5' wide will require terrace faces of <br />not more than 6' high, an3 so on). <br />7.) No structures which were noted in the field were excluded on the map. <br />No other problems were noted at this time. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME John Ackerman <br />OPERATOR Colorado Dept. of Transportation <br />STREET 222 S. 6`~ St., Rm. 317. <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Grand Junction. Co 81501-2769 <br />cc: Carl B. Mount, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />CERTIi=1E~7s:"~.'~ f~;J~? I~ 15~~ ~ `~~ <br />RETURN REC1=1s- T F;_~,(UESTED <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ Other <br />