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J • (Page 21 • MINE ID J1 OR PROSPECTING ID rY M-2000-049 INSPECTION DATE 4-27-2000 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS SSS OBSERVATIONS This was apre-operational inspection of the site for the proposed Angie Pit. The site is approximately two miles southeast of the Town of Redvale, in the south half of Section 10, Township 45 North, Range 14 West, of the New Mexico Principal Meridian. The site consists mainly of gently sloping irrigated pasture land. Some areas, such as the south west end of Phase I, and the south side of Phase III, are covered by pinon /juniper forest with sagebrush understory. The slope on the northwest corner of Phase III is recovering from a past forest fire. The site has been grazed recently and identification of grass species was not conducted. Several dead cattle carcasses were scattered across the site. The applicant indicated that the landowners herd had contracted black leg, resulting in the loss of much of the herd. Some of the carcasses had been buried in pits on the proposed excavation site. Several mule deer were bedded down on the edge of the pasture near the east edge of the proposed Phase I area. This area shows signs of heavy deer usage. The topsoil across the majority of the site has a moderate component of rock exposed. The rock size is estimated at three inch minus. It is recommended that the operator use a rock picker to remove the rock component prior to soil stripping or after topsoil replacement, or that the topsoil be screened prior to stockpiling. There are some fences located within the subject property, but outside of the proposed excavation areas, that are not shown on the application maps. These structures need to be placed on the permit maps. No other structures, other than those identified on the application maps, were noted during this inspection. There are some smaller ditches on the side of Gurley Ditch. If these structures comprise a different ditch structure, possibly owned by a different ditch company, then this ditch may need to be addressed in the application as a separate structure. There is an old gravel pit located at the northwest corner of the proposed Phase I area where the site is currently accessed. The applicant indicated that the access road is proposed to be moved to the east to avoid houses located along Redvale Road. The proposed pit floor is currently planned to be at the same elevation as the floor of this existing pit. The existing pit floor was dry at the time of the inspection and does not appear to have held any appreciable water in the past. Not all of the proposed permit perimeter was inspected, but the hill crest areas of Phase I and Phase III were inspected and no springs or seeps were noted in these locations. The applicant indicated that there are some seeps along the hill slope of the Naturita Creek drainage. The applicant was encouraged to perform a spring and seep survey of the permit area to identify and such features and to try and quantify any flows from them. This information could be useful in the future to determine if the excavation intercepts any seepage that may be leaking from the Gurley Ditch. Gurley Ditch appeared to be flowing at a reduced capacity at the time of the inspection. Responses to this inspection report should be directed to: Division of Minerals and Geology, 701 Camino Del Rio, Room 125, Durango, Colorado 81301, Attn: Steve Shuey, phone no. 970-247-5062. I & E Contact Address cc: Tom Gillis, DMG ^ CE NAME James E. Stover ^ BL OPERATOR J. E. Stover and Associates ^ FS STREET 2768 Compass Drive, Suite 101 ^ HW CITY/STATE/ZIP Grand Junction,. Colorado 81506 ^ HMWMD ICH) ^ SE ^ WOCD ICHI ^ OTHER