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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M_19R-5-1 A5 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 3_94-9009 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: JI F <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a follow-up monitoring inspection of the Winter Ranch Pit; permit number M-1985-165. This site is <br />located about ten miles north of the town of Trinidad, Colorado in Las Animas County. I, Jared Ebert of the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety conducted the inspection. <br />A monitoring inspection was conducted at this site on October 6th, 2008 and several problems were observed <br />during that inspection. At that time, the Division did not have a mining and reclamation plan map that <br />adequately displayed the permit area. Also, there were only two permit boundary markers in place during that <br />inspection. Given these issues, the Division required the operator to submit a Technical Revision to update the <br />mining and reclamation plan maps and to define the permit boundary. On January 6th, 2009 the operator <br />submitted a Technical Revision with the required information and they have been working with the Division to <br />improve the maps. <br />The maps that were submitted were drawn by a land surveyor and the permit boundary is now defined. This <br />inspection was conducted in order to field check the boundary markers. Overall, the boundary markers were in <br />place, however the south east corner marker does not appear to be in the correct location. Based on the first set <br />of maps that were submitted by the operator, the southern boundary appeared to have been miss-drawn and it is <br />likely that this marker reflects the first drawing. The south east corner maker will need to be correctly placed. <br />This is cited as a problem at the end of this report. <br />The entire disturbed area was mapped using a Trimble GPS Unit. Based on past records of this site there was <br />an excavation on this plateau prior to the issuance of this permit. Please see the attached map. Hopefully, this <br />process will help clarify where the current permit boundary is, what area will be reclaimed, and where the old <br />pre-permit excavation begins. <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1985-165 <br />2