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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1987-127 <br />INSPECTION DATE 07/16/09 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS PSH <br />The Butala Pit, File No. M-1987-127, was inspected by Peter Hays with the Division of Reclamation, Mining <br />and Safety (Division) as part of the Division's monitoring inspection program. Tom Eve with Butala <br />Construction Co. was present during the inspection. <br />The Butala Pit is a 110c marble operation, permitted for 6 acres. The permit was issued on May 11, 1988. The <br />site is located 20 miles west of Salida, CO in Chaffee County, Colorado. <br />The Butala Pit is an active marble operation located at an elevation of 11,600 feet. The marble layer is <br />approximately 80 feet thick and dips at 600. The quarry face is approximately 65 feet high. The site was last <br />mined several years ago, but stockpiled material was hauled out from the site last year. No mining is <br />scheduled for 2009. The upper limits of the highwall are close to the permit boundary markers. The operator <br />will need to ensure that additional blasting and quarrying remain within the permitted boundaries. The <br />operator stated their intent to expand the permit area in the future during the inspection. The permitted site <br />and limestone seam will be surveyed by the operator next month. <br />The approved post mining land use is wildlife habitat. Reclamation activities have not begun at the site. <br />Topsoil on site is limited due to the talus rock overburden. The permit states that new topsoil will be <br />transported to the site and placed upon the regarded/reshaped overburden sites at the time of reclamation. <br />Topsoil import has not started at the time of this inspection. <br />The Division currently holds a financial warranty of $43,617, which is adequate to complete the reclamation <br />of the site based on the observations from this inspection. <br />An entrance sign was posted and permit boundary markers were observed as required by Rule 3.1.12. No <br />problems were noted during the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME <br />OPERATOR <br />STREET <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP <br />Mr. Tom Eve <br />Butala Construction Company <br />9000 CR 152. P.O. Box 907 <br />Salida. Colorado 81201 <br />cc: <br />? CE <br />? BL <br />? FS <br />? HW <br />? HMWMD (CH) <br />? SE <br />? WQCD (CH) <br />? OTHER