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ORIGINAL -PUBLIC FILE <br />(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: nn-t9RR-t59 <br />INSPECTION DATE: t ~/~~/~~ INSPECTOR^S INITIALS: ~- <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Division .conducted a monitoring inspection of the site as part of sites to be <br />inspected during the fiscal years 2007-2008.Presnt During the inspection was Mr. Rusty <br />Cochran of Lafrge. <br />1) Site used to be a Phased 112 sand and gravel operation covering approximately182.70 <br />acres permitted with a maximum of 49 areas to be affected at any given time, located <br />with in the city limits of Pueblo. The operator annual report shows a permit acreage <br />of 86.39.When site was amended in 2002, the total permit acres shows 182.7 acres. <br />There was an acreage reduction revision that was approved in 2002 that reduced the <br />acreage by approximately 17 acres of undisturbed acres and swapped the same amount <br />of acres in another area. The Division believes the annual report might be referring <br />to the total phased affected acres as the permit acres. Given the lack of a good <br />permit area maps, the Division request the operator to provide copies of the pre- <br />mining, mining, and reclamation maps for the permit area. <br />2) Most of the affected acres with the exception of areas covered with a small <br />stockpile of processed material, small stock pile of recycled asphalt, and small <br />scale house, and concrete slabs and an old water tank, the rest of the areas <br />affected by the operation have been top soiled and seeded, according to Rusty. <br />3) The site is divided into the North side and south side with a pip line running east <br />and west as the dividing line. <br />4) Reclaimed pit slopes appeared at or 3:1 slope or gentler, no sign of erosion <br />features were noted. <br />5) The entire area was driven and inspected, as noted above, the old scale house minus <br />the scale is still in place. Rusty said the areas still not reclaimed, including the <br />scale house and processed stockpiles will be reclaimed with in the next year. <br />According to Rusty, there are no plans to mine and once all the mining related <br />structures are removed from site, reclamation will commence. <br />6) The current warranty for the site is $73,556.00, which is more than adequate to <br />cover the cost of reclaiming the areas still in need of reclamation. <br />7) No noxious weed infestation noted at the time of the inspection. <br />8) Permit sign and boundary markers properly posted. <br />18~ E Contact Address <br />NAME: ROBERT RAY <br />OPERATOR: LAFARGE <br />STREET: lnl7n CHUCH RANCH WAY <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: WESTMINSTER CCU ~~mt <br />r BL <br />r FS, <br />r HW <br />r HMWMD (CH) <br />r <br />r SE <br />r WQCD (CH) <br />r OTHER <br />cc: r CE <br />