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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1974-092 <br />INSPECTION DATE 04/09/03 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS RS <br />This was an inspection of the Barlow Pit conducted by Gregg Squire of the Division of <br />Minerals and Geology. Doug Dowling representing Dorn Ready Mix was present during the <br />inspection. Weather conditions on site were clear and windy. Ground conditions were dry. <br />The main reason for the inspection was to re-evaluate the reclamation bond since the Division <br />had recently received a notice that the operator's insurance company planned to cancel the <br />current Corporate Surety Bond. If the operator does not provide the Division with a <br />replacement bond the operator will be scheduled for a Formal Public Hearing at the May 28-29, <br />2003 Board Hearing. The Division normally re-examines an operation's financial warranty when <br />an insurance company notifies the Division that it plans to cancel a bond. <br />No mining was taking place during the inspection. The operator usually has the pit dredged <br />about once a year and then operates from the stockpiles until they are depleted. <br />At the time of the inspection the operator was backfilling along the south side of the pit, <br />between the pit and I-76. By backfilling this area the operator has established a buffer <br />zone of 200 feet between the pit and the interstate. He has also reduced the under-water <br />slopes in the backfilled areas. There is a large stockpile of topsoil stored on the north <br />side of the permit area, northwest of the pit area. Because of the ongoing reclamation at <br />the site, and the limited area of surface disturbance, it appears that the currently <br />estimated $6,000.00 financial warranty is adequate to reclaim the site. <br />A mine identification sign was posted at the entrance to the site. The permit boundaries can <br />be identified by the permit ID sign, I-76 and fence and tree lines adjacent to the site. <br />No problems were noted during the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br /> j' CE <br />NAME Douc Dowlino r' BL <br />OPERATOR Dorn Readv Mix r' FS <br />STREET P.O. Box 636 j' HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Fort Morgan. Colorado 80701 j' HMWMD (CH) <br /> j' SE <br /> j' WQCD (CH) <br />Cc: Carl Mount; DMG, Via e-mail <br />Barbara Chiappone; DMG, Via e-mail <br />