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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: rn-1g77-~vn <br />INSPECTION DATE: ~/~5/Po INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: ~_ <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection conducted by Tony Waldron of DMG along with Joe Welte, Matt Welte, and ]oe <br />Gagliano representing Summit Brick. The site is located approximately 7.5 miles northwest of Canon City, Colorado. The <br />pit is situated along the out-slope base of a small hogback type formation. The affected area was properly delineated <br />with visible markers and there was a mine identification sign posted at the entrance to the site. <br />The clay deposits are layered at the same angle of the hogback uplift. Mining is conducted by removing the topsoil and <br />any overburden which usualty exposes the clay layers which are then removed and stakpiled for removal on an as <br />needed basis. The clay deposit appears to be mined up to a point where it becomes too steep to safely remove the <br />deposit. The clay deposit also appears to extend dawn so that when it is removed, it essentially leaves a trench at the <br />base of the hogback. Reclamation is achieved by backfilling this trench and sloping the remaining material up the mined <br />side of the hogback at an acceptable slope followed by topsoil replacement and seeding. <br />There is an area along the southeast side of the affected area that has been reclaimed and appears to be doing very well. <br />There appears to be ample topsoil available to provide an adequate amount of growth medium when final reclamation is <br />implemented. <br />One problem that was identified and will require follow-up is the infrequent use of explosives on the site. In accordance <br />with Rule 6.5(4) of the Construction Materials Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board; "At <br />sites where blasting is part of the proposed mining or reclamation plan, the applicant shall demonstrate through <br />appropriate blasting, vibration, geotechnical, and structural engineering analyses, that off-site areas will not be adversely <br />affected by blasting". Since explosives are used, even if infrequently, the appropriate analyses will need to be <br />incorporated into the permit application via a technical revision. The details of this submittal are included on page three <br />of this report. <br />~~~ rnctal ~ X91 3-00 00-3 <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Joseph C. Welte <br />OPERATOR: Summit Brick and Tile Co. <br />STREET: P () 8nx 533 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: PuehlorCO 81002-n533 <br />cc: Joe Gagliano- <br />Jim Stevens-DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />g9ol Ss~~- <br />