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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: ~~-iv~~-nen <br />INSPECTION DATE: ~~/rip/ns INSPECTORS INITIALS: KAP <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was performed as part of the four-year monitoring program conducted by the Division of <br />Minerals and Geology. Present at the inspection were Kate Pickford, DMG, and Mathew Valdez, <br />Costilla County. Weather at the time of the inspection was clear, calm, and approximately 80 degrees. <br />2. An appropriate sign is posted at the mine entrance and fence lines mark the boundaries. There is some <br />standing water in the bottom of the pit that Mr. Valdez indicated is a result of nearby irrigation. Mr. <br />Valdez stated that the presence of the water is temporary and it will dry up in about a month. <br />3. No topsoil is stored at the site. Mr. Valdez stated that the county owns property adjacent to the county <br />roads from which topsoil will be stripped and transported to the site for reclamation. The permit does <br />not specify that topsoil will be retained onsite, only that the overburden will be returned to the pit and <br />graded, and reseeding and fertilizing will take place with natural plant cover. A past enforcement <br />action addressing this issue resulted in a plan indicating that the county will be hauling topsoil from off <br />site in order to fulfill reclamation requirements. <br />4. Approximately two thirds of the highwalls are graded adequately for reclamation. Vegetation is <br />present on the slopes along the northern two thirds of the pit, but weeds are present at the site. <br />Perennial grasses will need to be better established on all pit slopes and the remainder of the site prior <br />to release. <br />5. A small pile of asphalt material remains along the southern edge of the excavated area. Based on <br />earlier inspection reports, the bulk of this material appears to have been removed from the site. The <br />remainder of the material should be removed, however, before the site is released. <br />I & E Contact Address Cc: ^ CE <br />^ BL <br />NAME: Mathew Valdez ^ FS <br />^ HW <br />OPERATOR: Costilla County ^ HMWMD (CH) <br />STREET: P (~ Rnx 130 ^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Stan I ui Cn 81159 <br />Z X Other: Harry Posey, DMG <br />