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PERMIT #: M-1999-117 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: RCO <br />INSPECTION DATE: January 25, 2011 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine inspection performed by the Division as part of its monitoring of Construction Materials <br />112c permits. The operator, Ken Smith, was present throughout the inspection. This site is approved for a <br />phased mining plan. The operator is following the approved phase sequence: mining is carried out in phase 1 <br />and is moving into phase 2. Both of these phases are in the northern end of the permitted area. The site was <br />not active at the time of the inspection. Equipment noted in the pit includes: wheeled loader, dozer (with <br />broken track), and a portable power screen. The operator also operates a separate concrete batch plant a <br />short distance away, and some concrete debris is imported to this site for crushing and mixing with mined <br />product. The unmined area south of the pit contained the following equipment: scraper, water tanker, belly <br />dump, and several pieces of farming equipment. <br />Backfilling and Grading: <br />The pit slopes on all four sides are graded to 2:1 approx., except in a few limited areas where excavation is <br />actively occurring. The pit floor is generally level, and processing and stockpiling are carried out in the pit. <br />There is a small trench in the NE part of the pit, where concrete trucks are washed and some concrete debris <br />is dumped. The trench will be backfilled soon. <br />Financial Warranty: <br />The bond is a letter of credit in the amount of $88,758. The reclamation costs have not been recalculated in <br />several years, and the Division is required to review the costs. Updated figures will be sent to the operator <br />under separate cover. The operator is commended for limiting the size of the disturbance, sloping the pit <br />walls and mininmizing the vertical highwalls, plus maintaining a neat site; all these practices help to keep <br />reclamation costs down. <br />Hydrologic Balance: <br />The pit is dry, with no groundwater exposed on the floor or in the trench. <br />Revegetation: <br />There are no noxious weeds on the permit. No seeding has been carried out to-date. However, the operator <br />is encouraged to begin some revegetation on any areas (probably perimeter slopes) where further mining <br />disturbances will not occur, especially on areas where revegetation may be slow in establishing. Any final <br />reclamation that can be accomplished can be eliminated from the bond liability. <br />Topsoil: <br />A sufficient amount of topsoil is continually stripped ahead of mining, usually a layer one to two feet deep, <br />and then protected in stockpiles for later use. <br />Page 2 of 5