2013-09-06_PERMIT FILE - M2012052 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M2012052
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 9/6/2013
• Doc Name: Third Adequacy Review- General Issues
• From: DRMS
• To: Providence Mining, LLC
• Email Name: TC1
• Email Name: TCW
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Mr. Shannon P. Mu h
Mike King
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100 W. Bennett Ave.
Loretta E. Pmeda
Director
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
RE: Providence Mine, Permit No. M- 2012 -052
YA ird Adequacy Review — General Issues
Dear Mr. Murphy:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed the August 27, 2013 "Responses to
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Adequacy Review of two Letters Dated August 16, 2013, prepared by
C. A. Braun, dated August 27, 2013 and received by the DRMS on August 30, 2013. For the purpose of continuity,
the DRMS adequacy review of these two letters will continue to be separate. The comments herein are related to the
Second Letter — General Issues. The original comment numbers have been retained for the purpose of tracking
responses. Comments that were adequately addressed in the previous response have been omitted.
Please be advised that if you are unable to satisfactorily address any concerns identified in this review before the
decision date, it will be your responsibility to request an extension of the review period. If there are outstanding
issues that have not been adequately addressed prior to the end of the review period, and no extension has been
requested, the Division will deny this application.
The original comment numbers have been retained for the purpose of tracking responses. Note that previous
comment nos. 1 through 7 have been adequately addressed previously.
6.3 SPECIFIC EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS —110d LIMITED IMPACT OPERATIONS
The following items must be addressed by the applicant in order to satisfy the requirements of C.R.S. 34 -32 -101
et seq. and the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board:
6.3.3 EXHIBIT C — Mining Plan
7. Affect on surface water quality — The Division understands the Applicant intends to use the Meteoric
Water Mobility Procedure (MWMP) to characterize the geochemistry and leaching potential for ore and
waste rock material that may be stored above ground in the future. The requirement for annual testing
will likely be included as a conditional stipulation should the division approve this permit application.
Please acknowledge this commitment to annual testing.
8. Rule 6.3.3(1)... With the commitment requested in Comment # 7 above, the response to this comment is
adequate, no response is necessary.
6.3.4 EXHIBIT D — Reclamation Plan
9. Seed rates Rule 6.3.4(1)(c)(iii) requires the Applicant "state the grass, forb, shrub and tree species to be planted and
the applicable quantities. Specify the quantity of each grass and forb species as pounds of pure live seed per acre ". There
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