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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1997-100 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 5.11 .9190 08 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: IF/ <br />A.1W <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />On May 15`h, 2008 at approximately 9:00am, 1, Jared Ebert and "Cony Waldron of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety conducted a pre-operational inspection of the Branson Pit conversion: the existing permit number for this site is M-1997-100. <br />Currently the Las Animas County holds a l 10c permit for this mine, on March 11"'. 2008 the office received an application to convert <br />the I I Oc permit to a 1 12c permit. At this time the mine contains about 9.9 permitted acres. This conversion would add 5.59 acres to <br />the permit area totaling 15.49 acres for the site. The mine site is located approximately three miles south east of Branson, Colorado in <br />Las Animas County. The Proposed future land use for the area is rangeland. Mr. Charles Mach of Las Animas County accompanied <br />us on the inspection. <br />The proper mine identification sign was posted at the entrance to the mine site. The boundary markers for the future permit area are <br />not clearly marked. Prior to mining, the operator must place appropriate visual markers delineating the permit boundary to ensure the <br />operations will be contained within the permit area. <br />The mine site is located on top of a mesa, the vegetation is comprised of native grasses and forbs, shrubs and small juniper trees (see <br />Figures below). "['here is a barbed wire fence that ntns north south along the eastern boundary line of the current permit area. The <br />mining will continue cast across the fence line taking gravel from the remaining area off the mesa. No other man-made structures <br />were noticed within 200 feet of the proposed permit boundary. <br />A road is located along the northern boundary line of the current mining operation. It appears that the road is slightly outside of the <br />permit boundary (see Figure 2-3.). The disturbance outside of the permit boundary will need to be re-graded, stabilized and re- <br />vegetated. This is a problem at this time for failure to protect areas outside the affected land from damage pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5- <br />116 (4) (i). The northern permit boundary line will need to be clearly marked to avoid future off=site damage at this location. <br />Based on the field inspection, possible storm water runoff damage may occur during the mining operation. A storm water <br />management plan will need to be devised for this area. <br />slightly out of pennit boundary.