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0010 <br /> General Shale <br /> Building The American Dream- <br /> May 12, 2016 <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br /> Ms. Amy Eschberger <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Re: M-1984-076 DDD Mine, Elbert County, Colorado <br /> Technical Revision <br /> Dear Ms. Eschberger: <br /> General Shale Brick, Inc. (GSB) is requesting a Technical Revision to the DDD Mine permit. <br /> Enclosed is the Technical Revision fee of $216.00 and the TR form. <br /> GSB is planning to conduct one final mining campaign at the western pit (DWR) prior to final <br /> reclamation. The lease will be expiring in November 2016. Since DWR will be reclaimed, all clay raw <br /> materials will be hauled and stockpiled at the eastern pit (DEB). Therefore we will be increasing the <br /> disturbed acreage GSB is currently bonded for. <br /> The final mining campaign will disturb the following acreages: <br /> Current Proposed Total <br /> Disturbed Disturbed Disturbed <br /> Acres Acres Acres <br /> DWR Mine 17 17 34 <br /> DEB Mine 18 8 26 <br /> Total 35 25 60 <br /> GSB requests an increase of the allowed disturbed acres from 35 to 60. <br /> In addition to disturbance acreage increase GSB respectfully requests the following changes: <br /> Exhibit D Mining Plan <br /> 1. Change the language that states "Limited stockpile area at the brick plants requires <br /> establishment of a stockpile sufficient to furnish the brick plants with enough clay for <br /> approximately six months to one year." To "Limited stockpile area at the brick plants requires <br /> establishment of a stockpile sufficient to furnish the brick plants with enough clay for <br /> approximately 3 years to 10 years." <br /> 2. Change the buffer area for stage 1 B from 15.5 acres to 3.8 acres for a total disturbed acreage <br /> of 37.6 acres. <br /> Exhibit E Reclamation Plan <br /> 1. Remove the yellow sweetclover from the topsoil seed mix since this plant is now considered a <br /> noxious weed. <br /> 2. Change the seeding time frame from November 15 through May 15 to October 1 through June <br /> 30 <br />