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.~ <br /> <br />(Page 21 <br /> <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-95-056 <br />INSPECTION DATE 2/4/00 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS WHE <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection occurred as part of DMG's routine monitoring plan for permitted operations. Kathy <br />and Andy Weber accompanied the DMG inspector throughout the inspection. The Weber Pit No. <br />2 is approved for 50.94 acres affected area. DMG holds 570,753 financial warranty. Mild snow <br />cover of approximately 2" depth was present. Operations were active. <br />Records The original permit was issued on 9/18/95 to Weber Sand & Gravel, 50.94 acres <br />affected area, financial warranty was set at 570,753. On 5/21/99, DMG approved SO-01, <br />transferring the permit from Weber Sand & Gravel, to Weber Sand & Gravel, Inc. (name change). <br />DMG records do not indicate additional modifications to the permit. <br />Sign & Markers Mine identification sign was posted at the entrance gate. Public access to the <br />mine site is controlled by locked gate. Affected area perimeter markers were posted. Mining <br />activities appeared confined to approved areas. <br />Mining & Reclamation Plan The permit indicates a phased mine and reclamation plan. Phase I <br />consists of 33.94 acres. Phase II consists of 17 acres. Affected areas will be reclaimed to support <br />rangeland post mining land use, final slopes will not be steeper than 3H:1 V. Mine access road is <br />permanent. <br />Pit Area Mine entrance road was gravel surfaced and well maintained. Mining operations have <br />approached completion for the phase I area and have commenced topsoil salvage from a portion <br />of the phase II area. The operator indicated that approximately 12 acres of lands approved to be <br />affected under phase I will not be affected. Reclamation grading had commenced for portions of <br />the phase I area. Topsoil was being stockpiled in various locations of the phase I area, in <br />preparation for reclamation. Vegetative cover was intact for the topsoil stockpiles not recently <br />disturbed. Stormwater containment berms appeared intact. <br />Financial Warranty DMG has estimated the current cost of reclamation to total 547,344. <br />Therefore, the existing 570,753 financial warranty is sufficient to ensure reclamation. Please find <br />enclosed, copy of DMG 2/28/00 reclamation cost estimation. <br />NAME <br />OPERATOR <br />STREET <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP <br />cc: Tom Gillis, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WOCD (CH) <br />