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• Page 2 . <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: n-t-~nnn-nt;9 <br />INSPECTION DATE: S-tF-nt INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: AC'S <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted in response to an anonymous written complaint that the Perdue Quarry was <br />operating outside the boundaries established in the permit. The reclamation bond was not evaluated as part of this <br />inspection since the permit was only recently issued, and a full evaluation of reclamation costs was completed as <br />part of the permitting process. <br />The quarry permit area is an approximately 9.78 acre block of land located within a 35-acre parcel owned by Randy <br />Perdue. In order to evaluate the permit area boundaries, the Division used a measuring wheel and the amended <br />mine plan map revised 9-11-00 that is in the permit file. This map includes the distances measured from the north <br />and west permit boundaries to the north and west property lines. Mr. Perdue had marked the permit boundary <br />corners with blaze orange painted steel fence posts prior to this inspection. The permit area for this quarry is <br />virtually square, with the side lengths varying from 630 feet to 680 feet. Four corner posts had been installed, and <br />midline posts had also been installed on the four sides of the permit area. The northwest permit corner is 76 feet <br />from the west property line; this is the closest that the permit area comes to neighboring property. <br />It was observed that the entire 10-acre permit area had been cleared of timber. The logs are stacked to the east of <br />the quarry permit area, which is not a problem since timber handling is not mining disturbance under Rules 1.1(3) <br />and 3.1.9(8) of the Construction Materials Rules and Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board. However, <br />the timber should be put to a beneficial use such as firewood or mulch. Surface soil has been stripped to expose the <br />sandstone in the southwest portion and on the east side of the permit area. The soil has been pushed into a berm <br />located in the north-central portion of the permit. When areas of the quarry are played out, they will be backfilled <br />using the stockpiled soil, and the area under the current soil berm can then be mined. This procedure is in general <br />accordance with the approved reclamation plan. <br />The east, north, and west permit lines marked in the field were measured. The measurements recorded are listed <br />here, with the lengths approved in the permit listed in parenthesis: <br />East Line: 645 feet (680 feet) <br />North Line: 684 feet (660 feet) <br />West Line: 648 feet (640 feet) <br />The south line was not measured, but it was observed that the quarry disturbances were inside the south line fence <br />post boundary markers. <br />Given the rough terrain over which the measuring wheel was used, these measurements are within an acceptable <br />range to determine that the quarry disturbance is within the permit boundaries. However, the location of the <br />northwest corner marker was further investigated by taking several measurements from the permit corner marker to <br />the west property line and from the permit corner marker to the northwest property corner with the following <br />results: <br />Northwest permit corner to northwest property corner: 262 feet (278 feet) <br />Northwest permit corner to west property line: 48 feet (76 feet) <br />Based on these measurements, it was determined that the permit corner was mislocated, and had to be moved to the <br />south and east. The correct location was pinpointed and agreed upon by the Division and the Operator. With the <br />relocation of the corner marker, it was determined that the quarry disturbance was still within the boundaries. <br />The northeast permit corner marker must be offset to avoid blocking an interior road on the property. The Operator <br />