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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: nn-~nm-nna <br />INSPECTION DATE: (~r,tnhPr 1 ~ 2(ln7 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: A1W <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a financial warranty inspection conducted by Tony Waldron and AI Harry Posey of DMG. Jose Nieves Medina <br />Guiterrez and Luis Lardizabal were also on site representing GCC Rio Grande, Inc. The proposed site is located <br />approximately 8 miles southeast of Pueblo, Colorado primarily on State Land Board leased property. The proposed <br />permitted area will encompass approximately 2500 acres with a total proposed disturbance of 895 acres fully mined out. <br />The proposed disturbance is set within the Colorado Piedmont physiographic province and is comprised of a rather <br />featureless plain that dips slightly to the northeast. The controlling geologic feature is the underlying Fort Hayes <br />Limestone, which is the target of this mining operation. This deposit is deeply dissected on the south and west sides by <br />Greenhorn Creek and slightly less so on the east side by the Edson Arroyo. Both of these drainages confluence into the <br />St. Charles River, which runs in a northeasterly direction on the north side of the permit area. The plain is cut by very <br />shallow ephemeral drainages that are separated by low level ridges. The site is typical short-grass prairie with the <br />dominant vegetation being blue grama and western wheatgrass interspersed with sand drop seed, red three-awn, side- <br />oats grama, buffalo grass, ring muhly, etc. In addition there are several fortis common to this environment along with <br />yucca, cholla and prickly pear cactus, and some shrubs and small trees like four-wing saltbush, skunkbrush, and juniper. <br />This inspection was conducted to evaluate the adequacy of the financial warranty, which presently consists of a cash <br />escrow account in the amount of $2.5 million dollars, against the total on-the-ground reclamation liability at this point. <br />The full financial warranty was set at $5,065,081.00 at the time of application approval. However, since construction at <br />the site was not set to begin immediately after application approval, the applicant requested that the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board set the initial amount of the bond at $2,500,000.00 so that the permit could be issued, with the <br />remaining $2,565.081.00 to be submitted when the reclamation liability reached a point that exceeded the original <br />$2,500,000.00. At this point the site is nearly built out with mostly finish work to be completed. Therefore, the operator <br />is now required to post the remainder of the financial warranty. This will not be cited as a problem, however, a separate <br />letter will be sent out to address the requirements of Rule 4.2.1(2) which allows 60 days to post additional financial <br />warranty in the event it is determined to be inadequate. Furthermore, once the site begins production, another inspection <br />will be conducted to compare the completed site with the approved plan, make any adjustments, and re-calculate the <br />financial warranty to account for any discrepancies with adjustments for inflation from when it was first calculated. <br />Additionally, prior to beginning full production, the office will conduct a separate inspection to evaluate the site for setting <br />"Points of Compliance" and °Numeric Protection Levels" for ground water protection. This is based in part on the 5 <br />quarters of baseline data that has been collected to date. This inspection will be conducted before the end of 2007. <br />This completed the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Brian McGill <br />OPERATOR: GCC Rio Grande, Inc. <br />STREET: P.O. Box 8328 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Pueblo, CO 81008 <br />cc: <br />r cE <br />r BL <br />r FS <br />r HW <br />r HMWMD (CH) <br />r SE <br />r r OTHER <br />