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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-1983-n35 <br />INSPECTION DATE: - A..?92m9 <br />INSPECTORS INITIALS: RK <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Division conducted a monitoring inspection of the site as part of sites to be <br />inspected during the fiscal years 2009/2010. The site is an 80 acre phased sand and <br />gravel operation located 10 miles north of Colorado Springs. Site has been in reclamation <br />for the past few years with approximately all of the 37 affected acres backfilled and <br />graded. According to the annual report, the operator does not plan to mine in this area <br />in the future. However, if the operator does plan to mine in this area, unless the <br />current backfilled and graded acres are released form financial warranty liabilities, the <br />maximum acres to be affected at any given time is 10 acres. DRMS will not cite the fact <br />the total affected acres exceeded the maximum allowed because the site is in reclamation <br />and no additional acres will be disturbed. However if the site was active, it would have <br />been cited as a possible problem with a 60 day time frame to post the additional <br />warranty. The current warranty for the site in the amount of $23,500.00 appears to be <br />adequate to cover the cost of additional seeding and some grading work that will be <br />needed. Any changes to the current plan for the site will have to be submitted as a <br />Technical Revision, so the warranty can be adjusted accordingly. <br />The reclaimed backfilled and graded pit was walked and inspected. Pit slopes specially <br />the ones facing North and East were found to be well vegetated and stable. The West and <br />South facing slopes showed some minor rills. All drainage was captured in the pit bottom. <br />There was a very small amount of ponded water that was noted along the South Eastern <br />portion of the pit floor. What appeared to be wet lands vegetation was noted along the <br />south western portion of the reclaimed pit floor. No noxious weed infestation was noted <br />at the time of the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: SCOTT DAVIS <br />OPERATOR: SCHMIDIT CONSTRUCTION <br />STREET: 963.5 F)F1 TA <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: C-01 QRADQ SPRINGS. C-0 60910 <br />cc: F CE <br />F BL <br />F FS, <br />F HW <br />F HMWMD (CH) <br />F <br />F SE <br />F WQCD (CH) <br />F OTHER