2014-07-25_REPORT - C1981010

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 7/25/2014
• From: DRMS
• To: Trapper Mining, Inc
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: JLE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

COLORADO
Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
MEMO
July 25, 2014
From: Jared Ebert, DRMS
To: Trapper Mine, C- 1981 -010, TR113 File /2013 Annual Reclamation and Hydrology Report File
RE: Trapper Mine, C- 1981 -010; TR113, 2013 Annual Reclamation Report Review
The Division reviewed the 2013 annual reclamation report submitted as a revision to Appendix W of the
permit (TR113). The revision was received on March 18, 2014. The report contains all of the
information required by Rule 2.04.13(1) and (2):
2.04.13(1):
(a) The name and address of the permittee is provided.
(b) The location and number of acres disturbed during 2013 are discussed in Section 1.2.1 in Appendix
W. Trapper created 4.6 acres of new disturbance in the M -Pit area. Previously reclaimed lands
were not reported to have been disturbed in 2013. Table 1.2 of Appendix W indicates which
parcels have been re- disturbed and these parcels are depicted on Map 1 included in Appendix W.
Trapper identified a discrepancy in the accounting of cumulative disturbed acreage at the site. The
cumulative total acres disturbed reported for 2012 was 185.6 acres more than what was reported for
that year. According to Trapper; for the annual reclamation report form, a runny tally has been
tabulated for cumulative disturbance and reclamation on the mine site over the years and a more
thorough analysis was conducted for this reporting year. Through the use of CAD based mapping,
Trapper found the cumulative disturbance acreage reported was less than the actual disturbance
depicted on the maps submitted with the annual reclamation report each year. According to
Trapper, a definitive reason for the discrepancy could not be found. They assume that areas
stripped were not entirely accounted for in the past or areas they consider stripped and disturbed
now were not interpreted that way in the past. The annual reclamation report maps depict the actual
on the ground conditions of the site for the reporting year.
Based on the discrepancy discussed above, the Division conducted a review of the permit to
determine compliance with Rule 2.053(2)(a). This rule requires the maximum acreage proposed
for each phase of the operations within the permit area be specified within the permit application.
Section 3.1.4.1 of the permit discusses the mining sequence for the permit term. The Division
believes this would be an appropriate section to specify the maximum acreage disturbed for each
phase of the mining operation and include information on the maximum projected disturbed acreage
for the permit term. At this time the Division is reviewing a permit revision (PR7) submitted by
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