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MINI ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: NA- 1289-1 ?A <br />INSPECTION DATE: In-19-?An9 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: HE <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection of the Crowley County Gravel Pit #2, DRMS file no. M-1982-126, <br />operated by Crowley County. This site is located approximately 1/3 of a mile east and 3/4 of a mile south of <br />Olney Springs, Colorado in Crowley County. I, Jared Ebert of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety conducted the inspection. Mr. David Ragsdale of Crowley County accompanied me on the inspection. <br />The entire permit boundary area was marked with a barbed wire fence and the mining disturbance was within <br />these boundaries. The operator has mined the western half of the permit area starting from the southwest <br />corner of the site to near the northwest corner of the site and they are continuing to mine east. The working <br />face on the west side of the permit boundary was set at about a 2:1 horizontal to vertical ratio. The northern <br />working face was at approximately a 1:1 to 1.5:1 horizontal to vertical ratio. The pit excavation is very close to <br />the north and west boundary line at this time. The Division cautions the operator about advancing any further <br />west and north from the current pit excavation. There is very little space left to backfill the north and west <br />working face to the required 3:1 horizontal to vertical ratio. The operator will not be released by the Division <br />unless the pit slopes are set at the required 3:1 horizontal to vertical ratio. At this time, it appears the <br />operator will need to bring material from the eastern side of the permit boundary to construct the required pit <br />slopes. <br />The operator has stockpiled topsoil on the pit floor and the north east corner of the pit excavation. Several <br />other stockpiles of mined material were in place on the pit floor near the access road. According to Mr. <br />Ragsdale, the operator has spread topsoil over a portion of the pit floor near the western working face. <br />Vegetation has begun to establish where topsoil has been spread containing some annual weeds. Once again, <br />the operator is cautioned not to disturb this area while constructing the final pit slopes at the western end of <br />the affected land. <br />No problems were observed during the inspection. <br /> <br />Figure 2.) VICNN <br />lookin?o east. <br />looking southeast.