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OBSERVATIONS <br />PERMIT #: M- 2005 -039 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: SJR <br />INSPECTION DATE: November 21, 2011 <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection of the Ridley Pit; DRMS File No. M- 2005 -039, operated by Bent <br />County. This site is located 14 miles southeast of Las Animas, Colorado, Colorado in Bent County. I, Stephanie <br />Reigh of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety conducted the inspection. Mr. Robert <br />Darnell of Bent County accompanied me on the inspection. <br />This is a 112c mining operation with a 93.18 acre permit area. The Operator began the operation on the east <br />side of the site and has excavated to the west. The site is currently on the west side of the road. The <br />previously disturbed area to the east have been reclaimed and have adequate vegetation cover, namely blue <br />grama and buffalo grass. The pit is approximately 10 feet deep with 3:1 horizontal to vertical ratio side slopes <br />or flatter. The Operator pushes the material from the perimeter of the site to the center of the site. By doing <br />this they create gentle pit slopes instead of vertical highwalls. The mined material is piled at the center of the <br />site for stockpiling. Topsoil has been stripped in advance of the mining operation and is stockpiled along the <br />perimeter of the pit. The total affected land was measured to be approximately 9.91 acres. The current <br />affected land is marked by tires for permit boundary markers. The NW boundary marker was moved by the <br />adjacent landowner for fence installation. Robert Darnell will replace the tire and send a picture of the <br />replaced boundary marker. <br />All other activities and completed work at the time of inspection appeared to follow the guidelines and <br />regulations set forth by the state and in the mining and reclamation plans for the pit. <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />