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it <br /> ' COLORADO <br /> Division of Rectamatioll, <br /> ?✓siding and Safety <br /> ,epartrnert of Natural resot.r,rs RECEIVED <br /> 1313 Sherman Street,Room 215 <br /> Denver,CO 80203 AUG I I u 1 <br /> ,August 1,2014 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> MININGAND SAFETy <br /> L 3rin Fullmer <br /> -V.M.C. Mining Company <br /> 820 Tomichi Ave. <br /> Gunnison,CO 81230 <br /> Re: Notice on Intent to Conduct Prospecting Application,Vulcan Exploration Project,File <br /> No. P-2014-010,Technical Adequacy Review <br /> F.ear Mr.Fullmer, <br /> 'l he Division has reviewed the NOT named above and has identified a few questions that must be <br /> I----v <br /> nsider approving the NOI. Some of these questions are related to the <br /> addressed before it can co <br /> I:ivision's upcoming estimate of the reclamation costs. Please respond to each item below. <br /> l. The form states that there will be no mudpits constructed at the drill sites,but the p'an <br /> states that there will be containment troughs for the cuttings. Are the troughs excavated <br /> into the surface of the drill pad or are they portable above-ground structures that will be <br /> removed after drilling is finished? <br /> 2. Will there be any earthwork associated with preparing each 50-ft x 50-ft drill pad? Or <br /> will pad locations be chosen that are level and smooth enough to use without earthwork? <br /> 3. The plan states that drill locations are pre-disturbed,and aerial imagery indicates that <br /> existing disturbance includes unimproved dirt roads and pre-law mine dumps(or tails). <br /> The seed mix included with the application looks appropriate for the site,but it is not <br /> clear whether all disturbed areas will be reseeded,especially the roads or waste dumps. <br /> Please clarify. <br /> 4. Up to nine holes will be drilled. Please state whether they will each be closed before the <br /> next one is drilled,or how many will be open at any one time. <br /> 5. The NOI states that the drill holes are expected to be dry(i.e.,no aquifers and no artesian <br /> flow)and,if so,closure will consist of backfilling with cuttings and cement plugging. <br /> The Division agrees with this assessment of the groundwater, since the drill target is a <br /> chimney-type deposit that was formerly mined. Please be reminded that all mineralized. <br /> drill cuttings must be removed from the drill pad surface. (No response to this item is <br /> necessary.) <br /> gstate.co.us <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215,Denver,Co 80203 P 303.866,3567 F 303.832.8106 http:1,miniag.state.co.us *xt <br /> Executive Director I Virginia Brannon,Director <br /> John W.Hickentooper,Governor I Mike King, 1876, <br />