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OBSERVATIONS <br />PERMIT #: M- 2011 -027 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: PSH <br />INSPECTION DATE: September 7, 2011 <br />This was a pre- operation inspection of the Wamsley Pit conducted by Peter Hays with the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division). Mr. Richard Wamsley was notified of the inspection, but was not <br />present during the inspection. <br />The 110c application package was received by the Division on May 6, 2011, deemed complete for purposes of <br />filing on July 6, 2011 and approved on August 11, 2011. The Division is currently waiting for the applicant to <br />submit the financial warranty in the amount of $8,800 before issuing the permit. <br />The Wamsley Pit is located approximately 19 miles south of Walden, Colorado in Jackson County. The notice <br />sign was posted at the entrance off of State Highway 14 and the permit boundary corners were delineated <br />with metal t- posts. The applicant was reminded of the requirement for a mine sign during a phone <br />conversation to schedule the inspection. <br />Rule 3.1.12 states, at the entrance of the mine site the Operator shall post a sign, which shall be clearly visible <br />from the access road, with the following: <br />(a) The name of the Operator <br />(b) A statement that a reclamation permit for the operation has been issued by the Colorado Mined <br />Land Reclamation Board <br />(c) The permit number <br />The Wamsley Pit will be 6.74 total acres in size and will be mined and reclaimed 3 acres at a time. The present <br />land use is rangeland. The proposed post- mining land use is general agriculture. Mining will create a flat area <br />with 3H:1V slopes along all sides of the site. <br />Pre - operation inspection photographs are attached below. All structures noted on the Pre - Mining Plan Map <br />appear to have been identified. No mining related disturbance has occurred at the site. No noxious weeds <br />were observed during the inspection. No problems were noted during the inspection. <br />Inspection Contact Address <br />Richard L Wamsley <br />dba RLW Enterprises <br />3465 County Road 11 <br />Walden, CO 80430 <br />Cc: Tom Kaldenbach; DRMS <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />