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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-1985-091 <br />INSPECTION DATE 06/18/2010 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS PSH <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Salida Pit, File No. M-1985-091, was inspected by Peter Hays with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety (Division) as part of the Division's monitoring inspection program. Mr. Joe Nelson with Chaffee County <br />Road and Bridge was contacted prior to the inspection, but was not able to attend the inspection. <br />The Salida Pit is located 0.5 miles south of Salida, Colorado in Chaffee County off of County Road 107a. An <br />entrance sign was posted as required by Rule 3.1.12. The affected area boundary markers were missing or <br />lying down. This is a problem for failure to maintain boundary markers around the affected area as <br />required by Section 3.1.12(2) of the Rule. The current pit is defined by County Road 107a to the north and <br />west, County Road 107 to the south and a natural wash gully to the east. The site was previously inspected by <br />the Division on August 23, 2005. <br />The Salida Pit is being actively mined by Chaffee County Road and Bridge according the Mr. Nelson and the <br />observations of this inspection. The gully observed in the southwest corner of the pit during the previous <br />inspection has been repaired by the Operator and the south and east slopes have been terraced to prevent <br />erosion. Two large stockpiles of waste rock and pit run were located in the southeast corner of the pit floor. <br />The pit floor was flat, dry and contained no vegetation. The Mining Plan Map on file with the Division does <br />not match the current access road configuration or mining disturbance. The Division recommends the <br />Operator submit a technical revision per Rule 1.9 with the appropriate $216 fee to update the Mining Plan and <br />Reclamation Plan Maps to depict the future mining disturbance and reclamation at the Salida Pit. The current <br />mining activity appears to be reaching the limits of the existing 9.72 acre pit. A future 20 acre pit is located <br />east of the wash gully. <br />The approved post mining land use is commercial/industrial. The south, east and west slopes have been <br />graded to 3H:1V and vegetation is establishing. No topsoil stockpiles were observed, however several <br />unidentified stockpiles are located north of the pit which could be topsoil. <br />Insoection Contact Address <br />NAME Joe Nelson <br />OPERATOR Chaffee County Road and Bridge <br />STREET P.O. Box 699 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Salida, Colorado 81201 <br />Cc: Steve Shuey; DRMS