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• Permit No: M2005003
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 7/11/2006
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DMG
• To: Van Valkenburg Cattle Company LLC
• Inspection Date: 6/28/2006
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

MINE ID#OR M-2005-003 I INSPECTION DATE: 06/28/2006 I INSNITALSRS RMW
PROSPECTING ID #:
This inspection was conducted in conjunction with an inspection of Permit No. M-1998-045, which was issued to
D.G. Huskin Construction Company as a 111 Special Operations Permit, but is overlain by this Regular 112 Permit
issued to Van Valkenburg Cattle Company, LLC. Present at the inspection were Richard Wenzel from the Division,
the current operator/landowner Bill Van Valkenburg, and Joe Gagliano representing D.G. Huskin Construction
Company (Huskin). For a detailed explanation of the relationship between the two permits, please refer to the
inspection report prepared for Permit No. M-1998-045 dated June 28, 2006.
At the time of this inspection, no mining was taking place. Permit boundaries were marked with rebar stakes and a
very small sign (8.5 x 11) was posted at the entrance to the site. The name of the operator however, was not
legible. Joe Gagliano indicated that the sign belonged to the current operator/landowner, Bill Van Valkenburg.
Signs were also found lying on the ground at the entrance to the pit for Huskin's permit and Kirkland Construction
Company's permit but the signs were not posted because the current operator indicated that the two companies
were no longer operating out of this pit. ~
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All mining activity at this site appears to have taken place within the permit boundaries. Numerous stockpiles of
processed material were located throughout the permit area. Topsoil was stockpiled at the north permit boundary
near the middle of the pit and was well vegetated. A small stock pond was located at the east end of the pit. The
operator indicated that he has a surface water right for this stock pond. This surface water right was verified in the
Colorado Division of Water Resources Water Rights database and a copy of the Water Rights Report was placed in
the permit file. The west end of the pit is relatively undisturbed with the exception of several stockpiles of processed
material and a small excavation. The entire pit is approximately five to six feet deep with side slopes less than
3H:1 V. Most of the east half of the pit appears to have been reseeded as there is a moderate amount of vegetation
growing in drill rows and on the side slopes
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The only problem noted during this inspectidn was that the sign posted at the entrance to the pit did not adequately
identify the name of the operator and permit number in accordance with Rule 3.1.12. This problem and
recommended corrective action is detailed on page three of this report.
A review of the current bond indicates that the Division holds a bond in the amount of $10,800.00, Based on the
current conditions at the mine site, this amount is sufficient to cover the cost of reclamation.
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Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Richard Wenzel at the Division of Minerals and Geology,
Denver Office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, phone number 303-866-4935.
Enforcement and Inspection Contact Address ~
NAME: Bill Van Valkenburg
OPERATOR: Van Valkenburg Cattle Company, LLC
STREET: 12353 Hwy 14 ~
CITY/STATE/ZIP: Walden, Colorado'80480
cc:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers i CO Hazardous Materials and Waste Division
U.S. Bureau of Land Management; CO State Engineers Office
U.S. Forest Service X_ OTHER: Joe Gagliano. LJ Development, Inc.
CO Department of Transportation ~ X OTHER: D.G. Huskin. D.G. Huskin Const. Co.