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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />May 13, 2014 <br />Forrest V. Luke <br />Trapper Mining, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 187 <br />Craig, CO 81626 <br />Jeffrey Gelwix <br />Deloitte & Touche, LLP. <br />555 17th Street <br />Suite 3600 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />RE: Trapper Mine; C- 1981 -010; TR -113; Reclamation Summary, Table 1.1 <br />Dear Mr. Luke & Mr. Gelwix: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed Trapper's 2013 <br />Reclamation Summary (Table 1.1) as sent to our department in connection with Trapper's Annual <br />Reclamation Report submitted as a Technical Revision (TR -113) to Appendix W of their permit. At the <br />writing of this letter the Division has not approved TR -113. Per our review of the Reclamation <br />Summary, in connection with our knowledge of Trapper's mining operations, site visits and inspections <br />carried out subsequent to 12/31/13, and observation of the reclamation activity as presented in this table, <br />we find the New Disturbance Acres, Backfilled and Graded Areas, Topsoil Replacement Areas and Range <br />Site A &B seeded acres amounts presented in the 2013 Reclamation Summary to be reasonable and <br />appropriately stated. Trapper Mine conducts temporary seeding of affected acres as cited below Table <br />1.1. The Division has not verified those acreages reported nor did we witness these activities. However, <br />the Division has no reason to doubt the acreages reported to have been temporarily seeded. <br />Sincerely, <br />po-� Ctd11K-- <br />Jared Ebert <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http: / /mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />OF cOG0 <br />I � <br />1876* <br />