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OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted in conjunction with an inspection of Permit No. M-1998-045, which was issued to <br />D.G. Huskin Construction Company as a 111 Special Operations Permit, but is overlain by this Regular 112 Permit <br />issued to Van Valkenburg Cattle Company, LLC. Present at the inspection were Richard Wenzel from the Division, <br />the current operator/landowner Bill Van Valkenburg, and Joe Gagliano representing D.G. Huskin Construction <br />Company (Huskin). For a detailed explanation of the relationship between the two permits, please refer to the <br />inspection report prepared for Permit No. M-1998-045 dated June 28, 2006. <br />1 <br />At the time of this inspection, no mining was taking place. Permit boundaries were marked with rebar stakes and a <br />very small sign (8.5 x 11) was posted at the entrance to the site. The name of the operator however, was not <br />legible. Joe Gagliano indicated that the sign belonged to the current operator/landowner, Bill Van Valkenburg. <br />Signs were also found lying on the ground at the entrance to the pit for Huskin's permit and Kirkland Construction <br />Company's permit but the signs were not posted because the current operator indicated that the two companies <br />were no longer operating out of this pit. <br />All mining activity at this site appears to have taken place within the permit boundaries. Numerous stockpiles of <br />processed material were located throughout the permit area. Topsoil was stockpiled at the north permit boundary <br />near the middle of the pit and was well vegetated. A small stock pond was located at the east end of the pit. The <br />operator indicated that he has a surface water right for this stock pond. This surface water right was verified in the <br />Colorado Division of Water Resources Water Rights database and a copy of the Water Rights Report was placed in <br />the permit file. The west end of the pit is relatively undisturbed with the exception of several stockpiles of processed <br />material and a small excavation. The entire pit is approximately five to six feet deep with side slopes less than <br />3H:1 V. Most of the east half of the pit appears to have been reseeded as there is a moderate amount of vegetation <br />growing in drill rows and on the side slopes, <br />I <br />The only problem noted during this inspection was that the sign posted at the entrance to the pit did not adequately <br />identify the name of the operator and permit number in accordance with Rule 3.1.12. This problem and <br />recommended corrective action is detailed on page three of this report. <br />A review of the current bond indicates that the Division holds a bond in the amount of $10,800.00. Based on the <br />current conditions at the mine site, this amount is sufficient to cover the cost of reclamation. <br />i <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Richard Wenzel at the Division of Minerals and Geology, <br />Denver Office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, phone number 303-866-4935. <br />Enforcement and Inspection Contact Address <br />NAME: Bill Van Valkenburg <br />OPERATOR: Van Valkenburg Cattle Company, LLC <br />STREET: 12353 Hwy 14 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Walden, Colorado 80-180 <br />cc: <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers i CO Hazardous Materials and Waste Division <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management; CO State Engineers Office <br />U.S. Forest Service X OTHER: Joe Gagliano, LJ Development. Inc. <br />CO Department of Transportation X OTHER: D.G. Huskin. D.G. Huskin Const. Co.