2008-12-31_INSPECTION - M1977210

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ORIGINAL - PUBLIC FILE (Page 2) MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1977-91n INSPECTION DATE: 91xi.Ing INSPECTORS INITIALS: -BK OBSERVATIONS The Division conducted a monitoring inspection of the site as part of sites to be inspected during the fiscal years 2008-2009 calendar years. 1) Site is a large 110 acre 112 lime stone quarry located approximately 1 mile North of Manitu Springs. Present during the inspection were Mac Schafer and Chris Usery the operator's and mark Heifner there consultant. 2) Total permit area is 110 acres with total maximum affected area to be 85 acres. With the exception of backfilling to 7200 feet elevation, no mining was taking place at the time of the inspection. According to Mark Heifner, the operator is under negotiations about the widening the access road. 3) Site has been active since per- ;aw and areas affected during the per- law years have been incorporated into the permit. That includes a small water storage pond located along the North side of the permit area. It was a lined pond, but most of the liner is no longer in place. According to Mark, the operator will reclaim the area once the mining plan is completed. 4) As stated the only activity at the time of the inspection was backfilling the active mining area to 7200 feet elevation as amended in the 1994 reclamation plan. Operator stated that once the access road issue is resolved and mining commences to the North West, they will determine if they will repair the existing crusher and screen ( plant) that was still in place at the time of the inspection, and move it to a northerly area to accommodate the mining activity or place another crusher and remove the old one from the permit area. 5) Drove the access road to the area along the North West side where mining will commence once the road access issue is resolved. Mr. Heffner briefly explained the planned mining sequence in the area. There was an old powder magazine (empty) noted along the north side of the access road. North of the access road and east of the next phased mining area, is where the old lined water storage pond used to be. As mentioned above most of the liner is has degraded and the operator plans to reclaim the pond as part of their reclamation plan for the site. Surface water drainage control for the area was found to be in good repair. No major off site erosion features were noted at the time of the inspection. 6) When the site was last inspected in 2001, the only problem sited was compliance with Rule 6.5(4).On July 24, 2000, the Division approved the TR incorporating the blasting plan into the permit. The operator was supposed to provide their blasting company's recommendation (Geotek"s) to monitor each blast with limits on PPV and maximum Db AIR PRESSURE. The Division could not find the required submittal. If the operator had not blasted since the TR was approved, then please submit a statement as such. However if blasting had occurred since the approval of the TR, the DBMS would like all the records to verify that the set standards were not exceeded. 7) According to the annual report and what was observed on site the total amount of affected land is 74.8 of which 8.9 acres have been reclaimed. The total warranty for the affected land that is currently in place is $340,000. Since the last time the warranty was calculated was in 1994, DRMS request the operator to provide a revised warranty calculation covering all the areas that will need to be covered. Please note the total permitted affected area for the site can not exceed 85 acres. The revised warranty calculation must also include the backfilling of the old water storage area, and all access roads that will not be left after the mining is completed. The warranty calculation must also include the demolition or removal of the shop building and all man made structures such as the plant site.