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~II ~IIII~~III~I~II~ <br />999 <br />CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EXTRACTION <br />OR EXPLORATION OPERATION <br />Presentation Form <br />GENERAL INFORMATION <br />Inspection Date: March 1, 1999 Permit Type: 1 ]0 <br />File No.: M-81-277 Permitted Acres: 9.9 acres <br />Permittee: Loukonen Brothers Stone Commodity: Sandstone <br />Operator: Same County: Boulder <br />Existing Bond: $4,501.00 Adequate?: NO <br />Method of Mining: Conventional Specialist: Erica Crosby <br />NATURE OF VIOLATION(S) (Describe the activity) <br />i <br />The mine is located one mile north of Lyons, Colorado. Eight (8) quarries make up the 9.9-acre permit area. <br />The Division surveyed the site using the Trimble GeoExplorer II Global Positioning system (GPS). The <br />affected boundary of each quarry was traversed and the data was stored in the GPS. The data was downloaded <br />into the Pathfinder Office softwaze and was differentially corrected to reduce errors. The collected data indicate <br />that the Beach Hill Quarries are collectively 13.7 acres in size, roughly 3.8 acres over the permitted azea (see <br />attached map). The GeoExplorer I[ has a 2-5 meter level of accuracy. <br />SERIOUSNESS <br />Administrative, describe - None <br />Onsite damage, describe -None <br />Offsite damage, describe - An estimated 3.8 acres have been mined outside the permit area including removal <br />of topsoil and vegetative cover. <br />Health or safety hazazd, describe - None <br />STATUTE(S) VIOLATED AND DESCRIPTION <br />Possible violation of C.R.S. 34-32.5-1 16(4)(1) for failure to protect areas outside of the affected land from slides <br />or damage during the mining and reclamation operations. <br />HISTORY OF VIOLATIONS <br />a. Any outstanding corrective actions or unpaid civil penalties? No <br />b. History of any and all past violations and timeliness of corrective actions. <br />• MV94023-Mining outside the permit area. Abated 9/19/94. <br />