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To: Jared Ebert <br /> Date: December 29. 2017 <br /> Page 6 <br /> Comment 10 <br /> Section 6.4 of the mining plan indicates the Phase 4 mining area contains 114.4 acres. <br /> This seems to be an error as the other similarly sized mining areas are 13.3 acres to 23.2 <br /> acres. Please clarify. <br /> Response 10 <br /> Phase 4 mining area contains 14.4 acres not 114.4 acres. <br /> Comment 11 <br /> Please commit to maintaining the highwall crest setback from any permanent man-made <br /> structure within 200 feet of the affected land as proposed in Exhibit 6.S/Geotechnical <br /> Stability Exhibit. <br /> Response 11 <br /> LRM commits to maintain a minimum of a 50-foot crest setback from all permanent <br /> man-made structures within 200 feet of the affected land. Exhibit C (Attachment 1) <br /> sheets 3 and 4 and Figure 1 of Appendix A shows the setback distances in different areas <br /> and around certain structures. <br /> Comment 12 <br /> In accordance with Rule 3.1.8, please explain the measures that will be taken to protect <br /> the safety of wildlife near the mining operation and processing sites and along all access <br /> roads to the mine site. <br /> Response 12 <br /> By mining this site in phases and reseeding with grass as part of the concurrent <br /> reclamation, disturbance to existing pasture area will be minimized and will support bird <br /> and animal wildlife that currently resides within the existing agricultural uses on this site. <br /> Breaking the site into five mining phases and reclaiming the site as each phase is <br /> completed minimizes fragmentation of the current habitat. A corridor on each side of the <br /> Little Cache la Poudre Ditch will minimize fragmentation by providing continuous <br /> passage for wildlife through the site thus enabling safe movement between mined phases. <br /> Openings with clumps of evergreen trees will be placed in the six-foot berms along the <br /> west side of the property to allow for passage of wildlife between neighboring properties. <br /> The maximum slope of 3:1 ensures grazing animals can easily traverse the reclaimed <br /> slopes. <br /> Response to DBMS comments T E L E S T <br />