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PERMIT #: M- 2009 -048 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: THM <br />INSPECTION DATE: September 22, 2011 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This inspection was conducted as part of the normal monitoring program established by the Colorado Division <br />of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The Gunnison River Gravel Pits are located 2 miles south of Whitewater, <br />Colorado off of Highway 141. The site is a 112c operation. Ivan Geer of Grand Junction Pipe and Supply <br />Company accompanied the inspector during the inspection. <br />The operator requested an acreage reduction for the originally permitted pits 2, 3 and 4 that will no longer be <br />mined due to the land being purchased and then ownership transferred to the BLM. <br />The site has not been mined and no mine related disturbance has occurred since the permit has been issued. <br />Photos that show the conditions observed during the inspection are included at the end of this report. <br />A decision letter regarding the Acreage Reduction request will be sent to the operator under separate cover. <br />No problems or violations were noted or observed during the September 22, 2011 inspection. <br />Responses to this inspection report should be directed to Travis Marshall at the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety, Grand Junction Field Office, 101 South 3rd Street, Room 301, Grand Junction, Colorado <br />81501, phone no. 970 - 241 -2042. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />