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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: m-1983-1 19 <br />INSPECTION DATE: g.19A/?nng INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: II F /F / <br />MAC <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />'fills was a monitoring inspection of the Chivington Grazing mine site; permit number M-1983-1 19. This site is <br />located approximately four miles north and five miles west of the town of Chivington, Colorado in Kiowa <br />County. 1, Jared Ebert and Michael Cunningham of the Colorado Division of'Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />conducted the inspection. Mr. Rodney Hopkins of Kiowva County accompanied us on the inspection. <br />The proper mine identification sign was in place. There were no permit boundary markers in place; this is cited <br />as a problem on the last page of this report. One t-post was noticed in the south east portion of the mine site <br />but it is unclear if this was a permit boundary marker. <br />This site consists of 9.7 acres, and the permit boundary is a circular shape. There was a pre-law disturbance to <br />the. south of the access road. Part of this existing disturbance lies inside the current permit boundary. Given the <br />pre-law disturbance, and the lack of boundary markers, it is hard to say if the operation is contained within its <br />permit boundary. Based off a visual inspection of the site, it appears that the disturbed area is at or near 9.7 <br />acres. <br />The excavation is about 10-20 feet deep, the mine face slope is generally at the angle of repose or it is nearly <br />vertical. Several cattle paths have developed leading to the bottom of the pit. Mr. Hopkins stated that it had <br />been many years since the county had excavated material lrom the site. Several piles of material can be found <br />on the site, this material may be topsoil. According to an approved Technical Revision that was submitted to <br />the Division from the operator, 2000 cubic yards of topsoil should be stored on the site currently, and the county <br />committed to Importing 3,000 cubic yards of topsoil for revegctation purposes on the site. It is recommended <br />that if the mining operation on this site is nearing completion, the finial 3:1 horizontal to vertical slopes be <br />constructed and the area prepared for reclamation. <br />No other problems were noticed on this site, and the operation appears to be progressing with the approved <br />mining plan. <br />2;=2'°7__ <br /> <br />et <br />Figure 1.) Looking north west from the south east <br />portion of the mine site. <br />Figure 2.) Looking n <br />into the site.