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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-2008-008 <br />INSPECTION DATE 10/01/08 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS PSH <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Red Dirt Pit, File No. M-2008-008, was inspected by Peter Hays with the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) as part of the Division's 4-year monitoring <br />inspection program. Mr. Bill Underbrink with Grand County Department of Road and Bridge <br />was present during the inspection. <br />The Red Dirt Pit is located approximately 11 miles northwest of Kremmling, Colorado on <br />County Road 19 (FR 100). <br />The Red Dirt Pit 110c construction material reclamation permit was approved by the <br />Division on June 18, 2008. The northwest corner of the site was partially mined in the <br />past by an unknown operator. The approved 110c permit expands the affected area to the <br />southeast from the old mine area for a total permit size of 9.99 acres. <br />The Red Dirt Pit site is covered by a dense stand of doghair lodgepole pine. The trees <br />will be removed prior to mining the decomposed granite hillside. The upper 1 to 3 inches <br />of overburden and topsoil will be salvaged for reclamation. The mine will operate from <br />March 1 to November 15 with periods of inactivity when adverse weather conditions exist or <br />there is no demand for material. <br />No mining activities were observed during the inspection. Trees have been partially <br />cleared southeast of the old mine area and southwest from the center of the site to the <br />permit boundary. Mr. Underbrink stated the crusher has been moved to another mine site <br />for the winter. The mined material has been used on County Road 19, Forest Service roads <br />in the vicinity of the mine and the residential subdivision east of the mine. The mined <br />slopes have been temporarily graded to a 4:1 slope. Topsoil and tree piles were observed <br />along the east permit boundary. <br />The Red Dirt Pit is closed for season due to a contract condition with the U.S. Forest <br />Service and the inaccessibility of the site during the winter. The east and west <br />driveways were barricaded to prevent snowmobilers from used the mine site as a campground <br />during the winter. <br />The site was well organized and maintained by Grand County Department of Road and Bridge. <br />The mine sign and permit boundaries were observed. No problems were noted during the <br />inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br /> ? CE <br />NAME Ken E. Haynes ? BL <br />OPERATOR _Grand County Department of Road and Bridge ? FS <br />STREET P.O. Box 9 ? HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Granby, Colorado 80446 ? HMWMD (CH) <br /> ? SE <br /> ? WQCD (CH) <br />Cc: Steve Shuey; DRMS