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MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-19855-10.5_ <br />INSPECTION DATE: r,/18.110 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: MA( <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The inspection was conducted by Michael Cunningham of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(Division). Kenneth Morrison and David Seymour of Lincoln County were also present for the inspection. The <br />Harold Eichman Gravel Pit is located 10 miles south of Hall Station, Colorado. The site is permitted for 9.9 <br />acres and the post-mining land use is pastureland. <br />The permit sign was posted at the entrance to the site and the boundary of the affected area was clearly <br />delineated. The site was not being mined at the time of the inspection; the county uses the pit intermittently. The <br />mining operation is located within the channel of Pond Creek; there was no water in the creek at the time of the <br />11Jpectlo n. Topsoil i."i. rwL being salvaged at thi,- operation, but `f'ill be ii?'lported prior to reclamation of the site. <br />The Operator has placed berms at the upstream and downstream ends of the pit in order to control stormwater <br />runoff. The berms are functioning properly; sediment is not leaving the site. <br />The pit walls have generally been mined at 2H:1 V or flatter. Several sections of the pit walls would require <br />rough grading to reduce the walls to final grade. Several stockpiles of product are located near the center of the <br />pit. No equipment or processing facilities were present at the site. <br />No problems or possible violations were noted. This concludes the inspection. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Kenneth Morrison <br />OPERATOR: Lincoln County <br />STREET: P_0_ Box 39 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: Huoo CCU 80891