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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1977-346 <br />INSPECTION DATE 01/07/03 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ESC <br />This was an inspection of the Boettcher Gypsum Quarry (Goodwin) conducted by Erica Crosby <br />of the Division of Minerals and Geology. Gordon Benton with Holnam, Inc. was present <br />during the inspection. <br />A 112 Mining and Reclamation Permit was issued to Ideal Basic Industries, Inc. on October <br />10, 1978 for a permit area of 110 acres. The permit was transferred to Holnam, Inc. on <br />March 23, 1990. The operator is in the process of transferring the permit to Holcim (US), <br />Inc. but the application was deemed incomplete on August 5, 2002 because a performance <br />warranty was not properly executed. <br />The Boettcher Gypsum Quarry is located 9 miles north of Buckeye in Larimer County. The <br />site has been in temporary cessation status (TC) since May 23, 1996. According to Gordon <br />Benton, all of the Holnam sites in Larimer County shut down on September 1, 2002. Holnam <br />will either sell the properties or commence reclamation over the next 5 years. <br />The gypsum occurs on an outcrop and is mined in 12-15 foot thick beds. The west side of <br />the quarry has been reclaimed to 3h:ly slopes. A rock pile at the base of the slope will <br />need to be removed upon final reclamation of the site. The area has not been revegetated <br />to date. No annual or noxious weeds were present, but revegetation efforts should be <br />initiated this spring to control erosion and prevent the spread of weeds. The operator <br />should refer to the UADA recommended seed mixture in the original application to be <br />applied on site. <br />On the east side of the quarry mining occurred on the exposed gypsum outcrop. A number of <br />benches and highwalls remain that need to be reclaimed. The reclamation plan states that <br />reclamation will be accomplished by smoothing the contours of the quarries to blend with <br />surrounding terrain and breaking down any walls left to a slope not exceeding 3h:ly. <br />The Division currently holds a financial warranty in the amount of $38,000.00. This <br />amount is adequate for the disturbance noted on site. <br />I & E Contact Address <br /> ^ CE <br />NAME Mr. Gordon Benton ^ BL <br />OPERATOR Holnam, Inc. ^ FS <br />STREET P.O. Box 1546 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP LaPorte, CO 80535 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br /> ^ SE <br /> ^ WQCD (CH) <br />Cc: Carl Mount; DMG (via electronic transmission) <br />