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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1979-155 <br />INSPECTION DATE 08/06/09 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS PSH <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Dotsero Cinder Pit, File No. M-1979-155, was inspected by Peter Hays with the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (Division) as part of the Division's monitoring inspection program. Mr. Cary Griffin with the <br />Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was present during the inspection. <br />The Dotsero Cinder Pit is located 5.25 miles west of Gypsum, Colorado on Highway 24 and % mile north of I- <br />70. The site was previously inspected by the Division on June 27, 2006. The site is permitted for 9.2 acres of <br />disturbance and has an intermittent status. <br />Based on the annual reports submitted by CDOT the site has not been mined in several years. Mr. Griffin <br />stated CDOT has no plans to mine the site in the future. The site is divided into three sections; a pit area, <br />upper stockpile area and lower stockpile area. The site appears unchanged from the previous inspection. No <br />evidence of recent mining activity was observed during the inspection. The highwall was approximately 20 <br />feet high and 65 feet long at a 1:1 slope. The pit floor was mostly bare ground with some annual weeds and <br />grasses. A large amount of imported waste material has been dumped in the east end of the lower stockpile <br />area. Mr. Griffin stated the material was not imported by CDOT except for the Glenwood Spring landslide <br />material in 2004. He stated CDOT was aware all imported material would be required to be removed prior to <br />permit release. The site appeared stable and no erosion was noted during the 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. There is no financial warranty required for this site, however a <br />performance warranty is posted. The Division encourages CDOT to reclaim the pit if there are no plans to <br />mine the cinder material in the future. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Jason Smith <br />OPERATOR Colorado Department of Transportation <br />STREET 222S6 th St, RM 317 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br />cc: <br />? CE <br />? BL <br />? FS <br />? HW <br />? HMWMD (CH) <br />? SE <br />? WQCD (CH) <br />? OTHER