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No signage or other indication of occupation by mining or mining-related activity was noted. <br /> Based on the results of the inspection, there is no evidence that the loadout was ever <br /> constructed and/or used by the TBM mining operation. It is likely that the loadout was <br /> planned and/or approved but because of the termination of operations shortly after the <br /> original permit was issued, the loadout was likely never constructed or established. <br /> The inspection then moved to the mine site located a few miles to the west in Delagua <br /> Canyon. The inspection began at the western boundary of the permit area along the County <br /> road. Due to ranchette development within the permit boundary and conflicts associated <br /> with this land use, in 1991 the Division approved a change in the land use to residential in the <br /> west Yz of Section 15 and Section 22. Thirty-five acre land parcels were platted both within <br /> and adjacent to the permit area, some resulting in home construction like the one shown <br /> below. <br /> Many of the land parcels have been fenced, likely to exclude cattle grazing on private <br /> property, a common activity during the summer months in Delagua Canyon. Cattle were <br /> observed in the canyon on this day, most of them grazing the lower portion of the canyon. <br /> Over the years, many of these land parcels have come up for sale (see below), creating an <br /> ever-changing ownership scenario for many of the 35 acre lots. Some landowners have not <br /> been cooperative with the Division efforts to reclaim and inspect the mine site. Locked gates <br /> and fences have prevented Division access to some of the reclaimed lands over the years. <br /> 5 <br />