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Permit #: M-1977-443 <br />Inspector's Initials: DMC <br />Inspection Date: 11/9/2010 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS), as a follow up to a <br />September 14, 2010 DRMS inspection, in order to determine whether or not land outside the approved affected area <br />had been disturbed by the operation. Pat Weber, of Hardrock Sand and Gravel, was present during this inspection. <br />Figures are included at the end of this report to illustrate some of the conditions observed during this inspection. <br />The Moon Pit No. 2 is located approximately twelve miles west of Craig, and accessed from CR15. The site is a sand and <br />gravel operation permitted for a maximum disturbance of 5.0 acres. <br />During this inspection, GPS points were recorded around the south and southwest pit perimeter in order to determine <br />the extent, if any, of mining that has occurred outside the approved affected area. Staff estimates that approximately <br />4.5 acres have been disturbed, in addition to and outside of the approved 5 acre permit area. This has been noted as a <br />possible violation in this report. At the time of this inspection, affected area boundary markers were still not in place, as <br />requested in a September, 2006 Inspection Report and again in a September, 2010 Inspection Report. <br />An adequate mine identification sign was observed at the mine site entrance during this inspection. <br />The fuel tank lacking secondary containment, noted during the September, 2010 Inspection had been removed prior to <br />this inspection. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Dustin Czapla at the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado 81501, phone number <br />(970) 243-6299. <br />Page 2 of 3