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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />May 3, 2010 <br />Seth Puls <br />Trapper Mining, Inc <br />P.O. Box 187 <br />Craig, CO 81626 <br />RE: Trapper Mining, Inc., Permit C-1981-010 <br />First Quarter Horse Gulch Spoil Fill Inspection Report 2010 <br />Dear Mr. Puls, <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />James B. Martin <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) has reviewed and found the <br />above referenced report to be in compliance with the following CDRMS regulations: <br />4.09.1(11)(a) Inspected at least quarterly by a reregistered engineer or other qualified professional <br />specialist in construction of earth and rockfill embankments under the direction of a <br />qualified engineer throughout the construction <br />The certified report covers the first quarter monitoring period from January to March <br />2010, and the inspections were conducted by a certified engineer. <br />4.09.1(11)(b) Provide to the Division a certified report within 2 weeks after each inspection that the <br />fill has been constructed as specified in the design approved by the Division, The <br />report shall include a description of any appearances of instability, structural <br />weakness, and other hazardous conditions. <br />The inspection was conducted on March 17, 2010, and the report was received by the <br />Division on March 23, 2010. No instability, structural weakness, or other hazardous <br />conditions were noted during the March 17 inspection. <br />4.09. ](11) (c) Any certified report addressing the underdrain system and protective filters shall <br />include color photographs taken during and after construction, but before underdrains <br />are covered with excess spoil. If the underdrain system is constructed in phases, each <br />phase shall be certified separately. ...photographs shall be taken of the underdrain as <br />the underdrain system is being formed. The color photographs accompanying each <br />certified report shall be taken in adequate size and number with enough terrain or other <br />physical features of the site shown to provide a relative scale to the photographs and to <br />specifically and clearly identify the site. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines