_INSPECTION - C1981037 ‎(13)‎

• Permit No: C1981037
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: GEC Minerals
• Inspection Date: 8/4/2011
• Email Name: JHB
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

August 4,2011 C-1981-037/GEC Strip Mine JHB
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: V=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
NA -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
NA -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success
Y -Backfill&Grading R -Revegetation
Y -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N - Subsidence
NA -Explosives R -Slides and Other Damage
Y -Fish&Wildlife NA -Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance NA -Signs and Markers
NA -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA -Support Facilities Not On-site
R -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining
NA -Processing Waste R -Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of Colorado Division of Reclamation and Safety. The
Division had been on the mine site conducting vegetation sampling earlier in the week(August 1-3). On July 23,
2011,the landowner,Dr. Corley requested that the Division meet with him on site. OSM representatives
Elizabeth Shaeffer, and Dianne Osborne were assisting the Division with vegetation sampling, as well as
collecting Remote Sensing data. Dr. Corley asked if an OSM inspector could accompany the inspection as well.
Dr. Corley did not request the inspection to be conducted as a Federal Inspection. Also in attendance during the
inspection with the landowner were Carin Corley, and Jack Robeda. Mr.Robeda is the ranch manager for Dr.
Corley. Mr.,Robeda stated that he has not run cattle on Chen's Hill, East Pit or West Pit reclamation in the past
two years.
The mine area has been extremely dry this summer. Heavy afternoon thunderstorms had occurred in the region
August 2& 3rd. Mr. Robeda measured 0.5"on 8/1 and 0.1"on 8/2. His measurement was collected a little ways
down valley from the mine site.
The GEC mine is a revoked surface mine. Portions of the mine were reclaimed by GEC Mining, and other
portions of the mine were reclaimed by the DRMS-Abandoned Mine Lands Program. The permit was revoked in
1987. Reclamation was conducted by the Division in 1993 and 1994. All reclamation bond monies have been
exhausted on reclamation projects on the mine site.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05
Drainage Control 4.05.1,4.05.2,4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5,4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7,4.05.10;
Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; ; Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9
- The inspection started at the main access gate on Fremont County Road No. 92. The pond located adjacent to the
gate was visited. This is the only remaining pond on the property that the GEC site drains to.The pond is
completely full of sediment. The riser pipe is obscured by sediment. Runoff flows across the sediment and exits
at the emergency spillway. Rip rap in the emergency spillway has been pushed out of place. There was no
apparent evidence of undercutting of the riprap in the emergency spillway channel. Water flow pathways were
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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