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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-2009-048 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 8/12/2009 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS THM <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted as part of the normal monitoring program established by the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The Gunnison River Pits are a 58.3 acre operation located approximately 15 <br />miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado off of Colorado Highway 141. The site is a 112c operation. Ed Settle of <br />Grand Junction Pipe and Supply Company accompanied the inspector during the inspection. <br />A sign indicating a proposed operation was observed on a fence at the access of the site and in compliance with the <br />requirements of Rule 1.6.2(1)(b). <br />The proposed operation consists of five separate ponds that run along the Gunnison River. All the pits are connected <br />by an existing road that runs adjacent to the Gunnison River. The road is included in the permitted area and will <br />need some improvements to support the operation. The road is to remain after the mining operation has ceased. <br />Pit #4 has already been disturbed and some material has been removed by the previous landowner and used to <br />surface the existing road. <br />Several areas covered with Russian Knapweed were observed at various locations within the permit area. Per <br />Rule 3.1.10(6), Methods of weed control shall be employed for all prohibited noxious weed species. All areas <br />that are affected by the knapweed should be de-vegetated and buried along with the upper 2-3 inches of soil in a <br />slope/highwall backfill to limit the spread of the noxious weed through sale or transport of construction <br />materials from the site upon commencement of mining. <br />Photos that show the conditions observed during the August 12, 2009 inspection are included at the end of this <br />report. <br />No problems or possible violations were observed during the inspection. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Travis Marshall at the Division of Reclamation, Mining <br />and Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3'd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone <br />no. 970-623-5596. <br />I & E Contact Address cc: <br />NAME: Ed Settle <br />OPERATOR: Grand Junction Pipe and Supply Company <br />STREET: P.O. Box 1849 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Grand Junction CO 81502 <br />? BLM <br />? FS <br />f7 HW <br />LI HMWMD (CH) <br />I_ I WQCD (CH) <br />I-1 OTHER