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WASTEMINE., IC, <br />P.O. Box 3471 Rapid City, SD 57709-3471 (605)348-0244 M E N <br />PO Box 88 Cortez, CO 81321-0088 (970) 564-1380 <br />E-mail: WASTELINE&;-aol.com <br />05 August 2016 <br />Lucas West, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />SUBJECT: Technical Revision # 1, M1985-001 J&J Pit, La Plata County <br />Dear Mr. West: <br />The enclosed request for a technical revision to the existing permit is submitted, as <br />discussed on 2 June 2016, to the Division. It is planned to submit the supporting <br />documents (referenced below) by 01 SEP 2016, which was (to my understanding) the <br />date for which the technical revision would be submitted and NOT the date by which <br />the Division would make a decision regarding that technical revision. Since there is no <br />way in which either you or I can control the time necessary for the division to review the <br />technical revision request. I believe that it is inappropriate to establish a decision date <br />without providing adequate opportunity for proper review, discussion, and providing <br />necessary additional information. This letter also responds to your letter of 22 JUL 2016. <br />The purpose of this request for technical revision is: <br />a) To clarify information provided in the original application, which does not meet <br />current standards for accuracy, detail, and which has created significant <br />confusion on all parts in the past. <br />b) To revise/replace the existing Mining Plan (Exhibit C) including addressing other <br />concurrent use (storage/processing of materials). <br />c) To revise/replace the existing Reclamation Plan (Exhibit D), including a <br />revised/reploce attachment to Exhibit D detail the seed mix and other matters of <br />revegetation, and clarifying post -reclamation use. <br />d) To revise/replace/supplement the existing Maps (Exhibit E) <br />e) To revise/supplement the existing Permanent Structures Plan (Exhibit L) <br />f) To provide a Geotechnical Stability Exhibit (Section 6.5) to support Exhibits C, D, <br />and L <br />g) To provide a mutually agreeable basis on which to calculate the financial <br />warranty necessary for operations for the next four -five years. <br />realize that other Exhibits may also require revision to match. and that it is unlikely that 1 <br />am able to provide all information to the satisfaction of the Division in the first submittal, <br />and am prepared to respond to your review as rapidly as possible. Please communicate <br />with me by both hard copy and by e-mail, so that I may do so in a timely manner. <br />Respectfully, <br />Nathan A. Barton, CE, PE, DEE <br />Environmental and Permitting Compliance Engineer <br />Enclosures: TR Form, Check ($216.00) <br />Supporting clients in the Great Plains and Great Basin - Since 1992 <br />