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(Page 3) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1990-140 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 9-30-08 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS GRM <br />Various locations were noted as having foreign material imported and used as fill. Per Rule 3.1.5(9) : If an operator <br />intends to backfill inert structural fill generated outside the approved permit area, it is the operator's responsibility to <br />provide the Office notice of any proposed backfill activity not identified in the approved Reclamation Plan. Per the <br />definition of inert material in Rule 1.1(20) it does not include plastics, rebar or other metals, or barbed wire all of <br />which were observed in the fill. This activity may constitute a landfill operation which may require a county permit. <br />The operator is advised to cease and desist such activities immediately. Every effort should be made to remove the <br />above referenced materials from the pit area as soon as possible. Importation of materials without the required <br />notice under Rule 3.1.5 is noted as a problem, with the corrective action(s) and correction date specified on the last <br />page of this report. <br />The inspector notes what appears to be groundwater exposed in the current exaction area. Per Rule 3.1.6(1) <br />disturbance to the prevailing hydrological balance of the affected land and of the surrounding area shall be <br />minimized. The operator shall cover the area with two feet of native materials and stay above that elevation with <br />excavation until documentation is provided by the operator that the State Engineer's Office has determined that the <br />water is not considered groundwater or the proper well or augmentation plan is approved. Exposure of possible <br />groundwater is noted as a problem, with the corrective action(s) and correction date specified on the last page of this <br />report. <br />The original financial warranty has never been updated for this site. Staff will be recalculating the bond based on <br />current conditions and costs. An updated reclamation liability estimate will be sent out by separate cover soon. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Russ Means at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone no. <br />970-241-1117. <br />I & E Contact Address cc: <br />NAME: <br />OPERATOR: <br />STREET: <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP <br />Jim Duran <br />Duran & Pearce Contractors <br />P.O. Box 1331 <br />Craiiz. CO 81626 <br />? CE <br />? BLM: <br />? FS <br />? HW <br />? HMWMD (CH) <br />? WQCD (CH) <br />X OTHER: Colorado State Engineer's Office <br />Moffat County Weed Control <br />Moffat County Land Use