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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: NA-1997-(115 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 1.498/(19 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: MAC <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The inspection was conducted by Michael Cunningham of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Also <br />present for the inspection was Jesse Stackhouse and Clint Mehring of Washington County. The Brick Pit is <br />located approximately 8 miles east of Akron, Colorado. The site is permitted for 36.7 acres; only 10 acres is to be <br />disturbed at any given time. <br />This inspection was performed as part of the Division's regular monitoring program. Weather conditions at the <br />time of the inspection were windy and overcast with a light layer of snow on the ground. The permit sign was <br />posted in accordance with Rule 3.1.12. The permit boundary for this site is delineated by the banks of Surveyor <br />Creek. The permit area begins on the east side of County Road KK 3/4, just north of County Road 40. There was <br />concrete rubble and other debris on the bed of Surveyor Creek at this location. The material was washed into <br />the creek from a recent precipitation event and is not associated with the mining operation. Surveyor Creek <br />was not flowing at the time of the inspection. <br />There was no mining occurring at the time of the inspection and no mining equipment was present. The area <br />that is actively being mined is located upstream of the second switchback; south of Highway 34. The disturbed <br />area is under the 10 acre limit. There were several product stockpiles located in the disturbed area. Everything <br />outside of the disturbed area that is south of Highway 34 has been reclaimed. Reclamation consisted of <br />smoothing out the creek bed. Since mining is taking place in the bed of an intermittent creek, the Reclamation <br />Plan does not call for replacing topsoil or seeding. Recent precipitation events have altered the reclaimed <br />portions of the creek bed, creating a more natural landscape with undulations in the creek bed. Mining of <br />Surveyor Creek has been contained to the creek bed; the banks have not been disturbed. <br />Mr. Stackhouse indicated that the sand and gravel deposit is close to being mined out. The Operator may <br />request an acreage reduction at this time or request a full release when reclamation is complete. <br />This concluded the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Jesse Stackhouse <br />OPERATOR: Washington County <br />STREET: 501 4th Ave_ <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Ott C-0 80743