2015-01-12_REVISION - M2013018 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Pine Bluffs Gravel &Excavating, Inc. October 31, 2014 Harms Pit 6.43 EXHIBIT C-Pre-mining and Mining Plan Man(sl of Affected Lands One or more maps may be necessary to legibly portray the following information: The Harms Pit is located in Section 34, Township 11 North, Range 58 West near the intersection of County Road 124 and County Road 127 in Weld County, Colorado. The property has been used as a gravel mine under Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 110 (small mine) Permit M-2013-018. The operator intends to expand the mining area to include approximately 32.2 acres including the access road. Maps referenced below address the requirements of this 112 Reclamation Permit application for the expansion of the Harms pit. (a) all adjoining surface owners of record; See Map C-1. Harms Ranch, LLC owns all of the permit and surrounding surface lands in Section 34. The U.S. Forest Service is an adjoining surface owner to the access road across County Road 127. (b) the name and location of all creeks, roads, buildings, oil and gas wells and lines, and power and communication lines on the area of affected land and within two hundred (200)feet of all boundaries of such area; See Map C-2. (c) the existing topography of the area with contour lines of sufficient detail to portray the direction and rate of slope of the affected land; See Map C-2. (d) the total area to be involved in the operation, including the area to be mined and the area of affected lands(see definition of"Affected Land"); See Map C-2. (e) the type of present vegetation covering the affected lands;and The aerial photograph used in the background of Map D-1 shows that the area to be disturbed by mining is currently in use as dryland cropland. (f) in conjunction with Exhibit G-Water Information, Subsection 6.4.7, if required by the Office,further water resources information will be presented on a map in this section. No natural water resources are located on or adjacent to the affected area. No further water resources information is required. 112(3)(c), 115(4)(e) (g) Show the owner's name,type of structures,and location of all significant,valuable,and permanent man-made structures contained on the area of affected land and within two hundred(200)feet of the affected land. See Map C-1. Harms Ranch, LLC is the owner of record of all of Section 34, T11 N. R58W. No man-made structures are located within the affected area. A wind turbine (Tower N-9 of the Cedar Creek II Wind Farm) is located approximately 232 feet northeast of the affected area and is the closest man-made structure. Map C-1 illustrates the location of a Trailblazer Pipeline Company's 40' easement for a pipeline that crosses the access road. There are also utility lines associated with the nearby wind turbines. 6