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PERMIT #: M -1997 -100 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: TCW <br />INSPECTION DATE: October 11, 2012 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a normal monitoring inspection conducted by TC Wait of DRMS. Mr. Phil Dorenkamp represented <br />the Operator during the site visit. The site is located about 2.5 miles east of Branson, and .36 miles north of <br />the New Mexico border. Post -mine land use for this site is rangeland. The permit includes 15.5 acres; about <br />12 acres has been disturbed. The site is dry with no evidence of water. <br />The site includes an access road from the County Road. The mine was accessed by vehicle. The permit sign <br />was posted and permit corners marked with t- posts. Topsoil is stockpiled on the northeast side of the <br />disturbed area. The site was active during the site visit. Mr. Dorenkamp stated that the primary focus of the <br />recent activity was to clean up the scattered piles of material that have been left from past operations, re- <br />screening to remove usable materials, and cleaning up the western portion of the current mined area. Some <br />of the area that had been previously graded is being re- worked during this process. Mr. Dorenkamp <br />mentioned the County is talking with the Land Owner about possibly mining the hill west of the current mine <br />area in the future, which will require a permit amendment. <br />The western part of the site is undergoing grading and appears to be mostly 3:1 or flatter, although some of <br />the slope along the northern road is steeper than that and will require additional grading. <br />No problems were noted during the inspection. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />