2014-02-10_PERMIT FILE - M2013064

• Permit No: M2013064
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 2/10/2014
• Doc Name: application Second Adequacy review
• From: DRMS
• To: Varra Companies, Inc.
• Email Name: PSH
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
COLORADO
Denver, Colorado 80203
DIVISION o F
RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone]
MINING
FAX: [phone]
_ &-
SAFETY
February 10, 2014
John W Hickenlooper
Governor
Bradford Janes
Mike King
Varra Companies, Inc.
Executive Director
8120 Gage Street
Loretta Pineda
Fredrick, Colorado 80516
Director
Re: Varra Companies, Inc., Varra - Coulson Resource Project, File No. M- 2013 -064,
112c Permit Application Second Adequacy Review
Mr. Janes:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division /DRMS) has reviewed the content of
the Varra Companies, Inc. 112c adequacy letter response dated January 21, 2014 for the Varra-
Coulson Resource Project, File No. M- 2013 -064 and submits the following comments. The
Division is required to make an approval or denial decision no later than March 4, 2014
therefore; a response to the following adequacy review concerns should be submitted to the
Division as soon as possible.
Items #1 through #10 - The responses are adequate.
11. The Applicant depicted on Exhibit C typical topsoil stockpile locations and provided typical
cross - section dimensions of 75 feet long, 3 feet in height with a total width of 21 feet. The
two proposed and depicted topsoil stockpiles would only account for 233 cubic yards (6300
cubic feet) of the proposed 5,307.87 cubic yards of topsoil required to be salvaged for
reclamation. Please depict the topsoil stockpiles required to store 5,307.87 cubic yards of
topsoil on Exhibit C -2 — Extraction Plan map.
Item #12 - The response is adequate.
6.4.7 Exhibit G - Water Information
13. A copy of the second adequacy review memo from Tim Cazier, P.E. dated February 6, 2014
is attached.
Items #14 and #15 - The responses are adequate.
16. The Applicant committed to providing proof of monitoring well permits from the SEO. The
response is adequate.
Item #17 - The response is adequate.
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