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(Page 2) • <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1983-216 <br />INSPECTION DATE /26/01 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRM <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The purpose of this inspection was part of the Division of Minerals and Geology regular monitoring program. The inspector <br />was accompanied by Mesa County reprc;sentatives Bud Thompson and Bob Carmen, The Lumsden Canyon Pit permit # M- <br />1983 -216 is located along the west side of the Dolores River, approximately 1 mile west of Gateway in Western Colorado. <br />The inspection was conducted at 1:00 p.m. on the 26"' of September, 2001 and the weather was clear. <br />All signage and bountlary markers were clearly visible. <br />This site is in the reclamation phase. Contouring of the pit slopes appears to be 3:1 as per the reclamation plan. Some rilling <br />and minor gullying was noted. Neither had major impacts on the site and seemed to be due to the minimal ground cover. <br />Continued monitoring by the operator will be needed to negate any negative impacts. <br />Sparse rain fall this season in this area has lead to small gains in the revegetation efforts by Mesa County. Asters, yellow <br />clover, and some grasses were noted in disc rows on the slopes. These species appear diverse but of low density. The pit floor <br />seeding has appeared to have failed. Russian thistle is the overbearing species with some snakeweed. Reseeding efforts <br />are planned for this fall. An infestation of Russian knapweed was noted in the area adjacent to the east end of this area. <br />No trash was noted. A large stockpile of material still remains that will have to be removed or used before final release of this <br />site. <br />All reclamation efforts appear to meet tfie mining and reclamation plans for this site. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Russ Means at the Division of Minerals and Geology, Grand Junction <br />Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone no. 970-241-1117. <br />18 E Contact Address cc: <br /> ^ CE <br />NAME Bud Thompson_ ^ BL <br />OPERATOR Mesa County p FS <br />STREET P.O. Box 20000-5025 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE2IP Grand Junction. CO 81501-5025 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br /> ^ SE <br /> ^ WOCD (CH) <br /> ^ OTHER <br />