2017-07-13_REPORT - M1999002

• Permit No: M1999002
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 7/13/2017
• Doc Name: Annual Fee/Report/Map
• From: Solvay Chemicals
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2016
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY— Interim Status
Solvay Chemicals, Inc. is submitting this 2016-2017 Annual Report in compliance with
C.R.S. 34-32-116(3) Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act.
(3) On the anniversary date of the permit each year, the operator shall submit a report and a map
showing the extent of current disturbances to affected land, reclamation accomplished to date and
during the preceding year, new disturbances that are anticipated to occur during the upcoming
year, and reclamation that will be performed during the upcoming year.
The anniversary date for 112 Permit No. M-1999-002 Yankee Gulch Sodium Minerals
Project is July 13, 2017. Included with this document is a check for payment to the
Division for the Annual Permit Fees in the amount of$1,150. A copy of the check is
included with the document sent to the Grand Junction office and the actual check will
be sent to the Denver office along with an unbound copy of the report for scanning.
This document provides a summary of any surface disturbance and reclamation
performed during the current reporting period from July 13, 2016 to July 12, 2017, as
well as planned disturbance and reclamation for the next reporting period. Activities at
the Yankee Gulch Project during the reporting period were conducted under the
regulatory guidance and inspection oversight of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
Mining, and Safety (DRMS) under 112 Permit No. M-1999-002.
A key component of this document is the Well Field Status Map which identifies areas
where disturbance and reclamation may have occurred during the report period. A
copy of the most recent Well Field Status Map is included indicating the areas where
changes have occurred regarding reclamation since the last reporting period. In
addition to the current status of the 0 — 5 year mining panel the Well Field Status Map
also provides a general regional location map of the Yankee Gulch Mining Operation on
the map insert in the lower left corner.
Section 2.0 of this report addresses permit modifications for the Yankee Gulch Project
during the 2016 — 2017 permit period.
Section 3.0 addresses the status of Solvays project operations, including the extent of
current disturbances and reclamation and any disturbance or reclamation activity
planned for 2017 — 2018.
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DRMS Annual Report
July 12,2017