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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-2000-040 <br />INSPECTION DATE 09/24/08 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS PSH <br />The State Line Ranch Pit, File No. M-2000-040, was inspected by Peter Hays with the <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) as part of the Division's 4-year <br />monitoring inspection program. <br />The State Line Ranch Pit is located approximately 5 miles west of Cowdrey, CO on Hwy 125. <br />The site was previously inspected by the Division on April 28, 2004. <br />Prior to this inspection, Tom Floric with the U.S. Forest Service was contacted to arrange <br />the inspection. Mr. Floric stated the pit has not been mined for 3 years. The amount of <br />vegetative cover on the highwall confirmed the pit has not been active for several years. <br />The 2008 annual report stated no new disturbances or reclamation have occurred at the <br />State Line Ranch Pit in the past year. The Forest Service states the pit is in a <br />desirable location for future road construction and maintenance projects and they would <br />like to continue to have the option of using the material from the pit in the future. <br />The site consists of a decomposed granite hilltop. The material to be excavated lies in a <br />deposit averaging 15-25 feet in depth, approximately 225 feet wide and an estimated 400 <br />feet in depth. The approved mining plan for the State Line Ranch pit allows for a maximum <br />disturbed area of 7 acres with a maximum excavation depth of 25 feet. <br />The highwall was measured at 23 feet high at a 1:1 slope, which is consistent with the <br />mining plan and previous inspections. The topsoil stockpile, debris disposal site and <br />oversize stockpile were observed during the inspection as depicted on the mining Plan map. <br />The pit area, highwall length and entrance sign location were GPS surveyed with a Trimble <br />Geo XT by the Division. The survey indicated the pit area was 0.60 acres and the highwall <br />was 200 feet long. A map indicating the result of the GPS survey is attached. <br />The entrance sign was not found during the inspection. The sign will need to be replaced per <br />Rule 3.1.12 (see corrective actions section). <br />I & E Contact Address <br /> ? CE <br />NAME Phil Cruz ? BL <br />OPERATOR Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest ? FS <br />STREET 2468 Jackson Street ? HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Laramie, WY 82070-6535 ? HMWMD (CH) <br /> ? SE <br /> ? WQCD (CH) <br />Enclosure <br />Cc: Steve Shuey; DRMS