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• (Page 2) • <br />MINE ID f OR PROSPECTING ID /` M-8Z-141 <br />INSPECTION DATE June 12, 1996 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS AJW CBM <br />QBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine minerals inspection conducted by Tony Waldron and Carl Mount of the <br />Division of Minerals and Geology and accompanied by Darryl Steele of Moffat Limestone <br />Company. The operation is active and producing a number of finished products mostly in for <br />use in the uranium tailings reclamation projects near Maybell. <br />The current active pit is on the eastern portion of the permit area and rune in a north south <br />direction gaining elevation e.e it progresses south. The processing facilities are located <br />on the northern end of the pit on a couple of fill benches. Some reclamation has occurred <br />in the southern portion of the permit area and additional reclamation activities are <br />progressing in the southwest part of the disturbed area. <br />The current reclamation plan ie utilizing limestone fines as a backfill material and the <br />major growth medium. A small amount of topsoil was added on the southern reclaimed part and <br />appears to have helped the reclamation grasses become well established. The vegetative cover <br />in this reclaimed area is doing very well. It appears that utilizing the limestone fines ae <br />a substrate ie a good technique especially if a small amount of topsoil can be used on the <br />surface to help the grasses gfarminate and establish. Use of the limestone fines also allows <br />for better final contours during the backfill and grading process. <br />Topsoil ie very thin at this mine and must be judiciously saved for the reclamation process. <br />During this inspection it was discovered that some of the topsoil had been used to construct <br />a water retention berm below the processing level. However, some limestone fines had <br />overtopped the processing level berm and partially buried the topsoil below it. In addition, <br />the topsoil in the pit area i.e generally windrowed away from the middle of the pit to both <br />aides ae the pit expands. However, a recent blast had collapsed a portion of the highwall <br />back into where the soil was windrowed and as a result, some of the soil had been lost into <br />the pit. These two problems :ire discussed in more detail on page three of this report along <br />with some appropriate corrective actions to prevent this from occurring in the future. <br />I 6 E Contact Address <br />NAME Darryl Steele <br />OPERATOR Moffat Limestone Comoanv <br />STREET P.O. Box 115 <br />CITY/STATE/2IP Maybell, Colorado 81640 <br />~~~:~ ~ ~ z ~~~ 9~a ~~~ <br />cc: Carl Mount <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />