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AV ' COLORADO <br /> Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> of Platur-il R.io u,ce, <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> June 30,2016 <br /> Patrick Maher <br /> Venture Resources Inc. <br /> P.O. Box 1974 <br /> Idaho Springs, CO 80452 <br /> RE: Hukill Gulch Millsite; DRMS File No. M-2009-076; Technical Revision No. 3 — Adequacy <br /> Review No. 1 <br /> Dear Mr. Maher, <br /> The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety(Division) received Technical Revision No. 3 for the <br /> above referenced site on June 3, 2016. The decision date for this Technical Revision is July 4, 2016. The <br /> Division has reviewed the Technical Revision Application and has the following comments: <br /> 1. Technical Revision No. 3 was submitted to comply with the Notice of Violation No. MV-2016-007 <br /> issued by the Mined Land Reclamation Board(Board)on March 3,2016. The Operator was ordered <br /> to file with the Division a permit revision addressing the process whereby the tailings impoundment <br /> may be recertified as an Environmental Protection Facility(EPF), in accordance with the conditions <br /> of the permit and Act and Rules. The Division expected the Operator to submit a comprehensive plan <br /> detailing the specific steps for recertifying the tailings impoundment. The plan submitted by the <br /> Operator is conceptual in nature and does not address all of the requirements of recertifying an EPF. <br /> The submittal of Technical Revision No. 3 satisfies the requirement to file a permit revision within 90 <br /> days of the effective date of the Board Order. However,the Operator may not process ore in the mill <br /> or place tailings within the tailings impoundment until such time as the Division reviews and accepts <br /> certification of the EPF pursuant to Hard Rock Rule 7.3.2. The Operator should be aware one or more <br /> subsequent Technical Revisions may be necessary to address the deficiencies in the Operator's plan <br /> for recertification. <br /> 2. As discussed above, the Operator's plan to recertify the tailings impoundment is conceptual in nature <br /> and does not address the Division's concerns or all of the requirements under the Hard Rock Rules. In <br /> order to proceed with a technical review of the proposed plan,the Operator must address the <br /> applicable requirements of Rule 3.1.5, 6.4.21, 7.3 and 7.4. Please review these sections of the Hard <br /> Rock Rules and explain how the Operator intends to address these Rules as it relates to recertification <br /> of the tailings impoundment. <br /> 3. The Operator's conceptual plan does not include specific dates or timelines for completion of the <br /> various steps. The Division understands there are a number of factors which will influence when the <br /> proposed steps are implemented, including market conditions. However,the various steps must <br /> ,. ? . <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 />