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MINE ID p OR PROSPECTING ID p • <br />INSPECTION DATE 10115197 <br /> <br />(Page 21 <br />M-97-089 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />• <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS WHE <br />This pre-operations inspection was conducted as part of DMG review process of the Regular 1 12c <br />application for the Stone Gravel Pit. The proposed operation will affect 158 acres and is located <br />approximately 6 miles SW of Cortez, at 5880' elevation, in portions of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 <br />of Section 13, T35N, R17W, NMPM, Montezuma County. Application states that BLM is the <br />surface owner, subsurface owner is American Cancer Society and American Heart Association. <br />Application states that material processing will include on-site crushing, screening and stockpiling. <br />Post Mining Land Use (PMLU) is rangeland. <br />Public notice, required by Rule 1.6.2(1)(b), was posted at the site entrance. Public access is <br />controlled by barbed wire fence and wire gate along County Road 21. Access to site is gained <br />from CR 21 via apre-existing road. <br />Pre-existing road enters proposed permit area along the SE side and continued through the south <br />end. Pre-existing road branched shortly after gate to the north, second branch was located along <br />the south boundary. Pre-existing road provided access to adjoining lands. Adjoining lands are <br />owned by BLM (northl, Ute Mountain Tribe (westl, Messinger and Webster (south), Katz and <br />Blackmore and Trost and Olin and Bell and Emerson and Morris (east, across CR 21). <br />Permanent man made structures, within 200' of the affected area, were limited to access roads, <br />fence line along south boundary area, and CR 21 and fence along east boundary area. <br />Proposed permit area is gentle rolling terrain, vegetative cover consists of sage and grasses, few <br />junipers and weeds. Evidence of deer, cattle and horses were observed. Knapweed was observed <br />within permit area. Operator is encouraged to utilize vigorous weed conVDl efforts to control <br />established knapweed within permit area. <br />Evidence of previous mining activities were observed along the SW side of the proposed permit <br />area. DMG records indicate that pre-law and permitted mining operations have existed in the area. <br />Reclamation of permitted mining disturbance appeared to meet minimum requirements of the Act <br />and Rules and Regulations. Reclamation of pre-law or unpermitted mining disturbances appeared <br />limited to minor backsloping of highwalls, vegetative cover was established but intermittent, weeds <br />present. Portions of the previously disturbed areas have been redisturbed, discarded tires and <br />debris littered the area. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME <br />OPERATOR <br />STREET <br />CITYISTATE/ZIP <br />Daren Stone <br />Stone Gravel Pit <br />24600 County Road P <br />Dolores. CO 81323 <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CHI <br />^ SE <br />^ WnCD (CHI <br />OTNER Do~j ~n~e~ <br />