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• (Page 2) • <br />MINE ID #.OR PROSPECTING ID # M-85-112 <br />INSPECTION DATE 1/20/2000 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS TAS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />1. A site inspection was made of the Loloff Pit as part of the Division's on-going 4-year <br />inspection program. There was no one present at the time of inspection. <br />2. The Loloff Pit is permitted for a total of 55.17 acres. The operator has posted a <br />financial warranty of $15,000. The post-mining land use is open space and wildlife habitat. <br />Reclamation will include the creation of a 35.9 acre lake with shoreline Slopes ranging from <br />3:1 to 5:1. The total depth of excavation averages 40 feet and will expense groundwater. A <br />topsoil cover of 6-12" will be reapplied to shoreline and surrounding areas. Shoreline and <br />surrounding disturbed areas will be revegetated with a grass seed mix. A visual berm with <br />tree & shrub species will be established along the east boundary of the permit area. <br />3. There is no mining disturbance at the Loloff Pit. CAMAS Coloradp, Inc. became the <br />successor operator of the pit on January 19, 2000 and plans on beginning mining during the <br />2000 field season. Because mining will occur below the groundwater suztface, the operator <br />will need to demonstrate written evidence of an approved Temporary Subytitute Supply Plan <br />(TSS P) from the Office of the State Engineer prior to exposure of groundwater. Also, a <br />permanent augmentation plan will need to be in place for the 35.9 acre lake at the time of <br />final reclamation. <br />4. There was no entrance sign posted and no evidence of the boundaries oF~ the affected land <br />being marked as required by Rule 3.1.12. (Attached is a copy of Rule 3.1.12). The Division <br />considers this matter to be problem and requests that the operator post an entrance sign and <br />mark the affected land boundary within the next 60 days. Please see page 4 for corrective <br />measures. <br />5. As part of the Division's 4-year evaluation of the Loloff Pit, the Division has <br />reevaluated a current reclamation cost for planned disturbances. The Division has calculated <br />a total cost of $56,200 (see attached costs). This cost is based on a mien ing & reclamation <br />plan that specifies the 5 acre northeast corner of the permit area will nqt be mined. Based <br />on this information, the existing $15,000 financial warranty will not be adequate to complete <br />the reclamation plan. The Division considers this matter to be a problertl and requests that <br />the operator submit either a replacement warranty of $58,200 or a supplemental warranty of <br />$43,200 prior to mining disturbance at the site. Please see page 9 for gorrective actions. <br />(In the event the operator desires to excavate the aggregate in the 5 acne northeast corner <br />of the permit area, the mining and reclamation plan must first be revised dnd the reclamation <br />cost reevaluated). <br />