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(Page 2) • MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-84-013 INSPECTION'DATE 5-21-98 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GC OBSERVATIONS This was a monitoring inspection conducted to evaluate the site prior to possible permit revocation. The operation was not active during the inspection and there was no representative present for the operator. According to At Trites of Echo Gold, the operator has terminated it's lease with the landowner and is not allowed on site to conduct reclamation or remove equipment. On March 24, 1998, the operator was issued Notice of Violation No. MV-96-010 for failure to pay annual fees and submit the annual report which were due on May 14, 1997. A formal public hearing has been scheduled before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on May 27, 1996 to consider possible permit Yevocation and bond forfeiture. The mining equipment on-site was in disrepair and there was no evidence that mining activities have taken place during the winter months. Wood doors on the portal of the Mackey 494 were open and blocked with snow drifts. The Mackey Mine is a historic mine dating back to the early 1860's. The site consists of the Mackey 449 adit, a 36" ventilation shaft, and the mine bench and related equipment. The approved mine permit consists of a 0.3 acre permit area superimposed on the old pre-law mine bench. The mine bench is comprised of waste rock which was deposited in two lifts, each about 10 to 15 feet in height. Current mining disturbance is located on the upper bench and measures approximately 35Q' long by 80' wide. A screening and sorting area contains a sczeen and about 100 cu. yds. of orb sorted into small stockpiles. A small gravity mill and conveyor is housed in a metal siding and wood structure. The metal siding portion of the structure has fallen apart. Wood and metal refuse is present which needs to be hauled off-site and properly disposed. A storage and small house trailer are present. There are a portable and skid mounted generator, a mucker, and a 10' long, 4' diameter fuel storage or waste oil tank. The total volume of material which will need to be removed and disposed, including the mill, mill structures, tanks, generators, and refuse is approximately 7,700 cu. ft. Other required reclamation activities include grading the bench to 2:1, sealing the portal and Shaft, and reseeding the bench with the approved seed mix. The current financial warranty is $1,000.00. This will not be sufficient to ccpnplete the approved reclamation plan at this site. Use of the designation letter "Y" (Y=Inspected and Found in Compliance) in thq GENERAL INSPECTION TOPICS section of page 1 of this report is not intended to abrogate pending problems and possible violations identified in previous reports filed for this site. Use of the letteY designation "Y" in this report is intended to indicate that no new problems or possible violations were identified. I & E Contact Address ^ CE NAME Mr. Albert Trites ^ BL OPERATOR Echo Gold Corooration ^ FS STREET 7190 W. 29th Place ^ HW CITY/STATE/ZIP Denver. CO 80215 ^ HMWMD (CH) ^ SE ^ WQCD ICH) ^ OTHER cc: Carl Mount, DMG