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• • (Page 2) • <br />' MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # K'`J ('~fl <br />INSPECTION DATE_ (OI(~-~QQ INSPECTOR' S INITIALS <br />J~ <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted in order to monitor compliance of the operation with the <br />requirements of State Statutes, Rules and the conditions of the permit. The pit was inactive <br />at the time of the inspection. The County was represented by Mr. Pete Aragon and Mr. Chris <br />Monks during the inspection. <br />An acceptable ID sign had been posted. Boundary markers for the permit area were identified <br />by the County representatives. <br />The most recent excavation of the pit has proceeded to the west(?) and has extended slightly <br />beyond the western boundary of the permit area. An estimated ',{ acre of disturbance associated <br />with the mining operation now lies outside of the approved permit area. Given the relatively <br />small extent of this disturbance, the matter will be treated as a compliance problem at this <br />time and will be identified as such on Page 3 of this report. <br />The operator must take care not to increase the size of the disturbance outside the permit <br />area in order that the matter not become a possible violation. The Division will accept <br />reclamation of the area in a manner consistent with the approved reclamation plan as a means <br />of correcting the problem or the area may be included within an expanded permit area in <br />conjunction with the conversion of the permit to a 112 operation. The Division, however, <br />requires some timely action in order to deal with this issue. <br />It is this inspector's understanding, from conversation with the County's representatives <br />that the County plans to convert the permit for this operation to a 112 having a possible <br />size in excess of 30 acres. <br />Topsoil has been stockpiled along the northern(?) highwall of the pit. Some of these <br />stockpiles have developed a degree of natural vegetation but all are generally irregular in <br />shape and in need of stabilization as required by Rule 3.1.9 (1) and (3). If to be stabilized <br />by vegetation, the stockpiles need to be shaped for that purpose. This is a compliance <br />problem that will be included on Pave 3 of this report. <br />A portion of the south east(?) pit wall has been reduced and topsoiled. This inspector is <br />uncertain when this was done; annual reports received by the Division since 1992 do not speak <br />to this reclamation effort. Currently, in response to an apparent tendency of this slope to <br />erode, a small quantity of topsoil in the form of a low berm has been placed across a portion <br />of the slope for purposes of stabilization. Although this was done with the best of <br />intentions, the County should be aware of the requirements of Rule 3.1.9 (3) and (4) which <br />specify that topsoil stockpiles shall be stored in places and configurations to minimize <br />erosion (of the topsoil) and, once stockpiled, shall be rehandled as little as possible until <br />replacement on the regraded, disturbed area. In the future, the County should utilize other <br />material for purposes of slope stabilization and retain the topsoil it has in the original <br />stockpiles until drawn upon for reclamation purposes. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />^ CE <br />NAME: Pete Aragon ^ BL <br />OPERATOR: Lincoln County ^ FS <br />STREET: P.O. Box 67 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Huvo, CO 80821 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br />CERTIFIED MAIL N0. Z I ~2 I ~4 5) 9 <br />AETURN RECEIPT RECIUESTED <br />