2018-01-18_REVISION - M1977219 (4)

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Summit Brick and Tile Company Fox No 1 Clay Pit M-1977-219 -Adequacy Response#3 Page 2 55.3 The Applicant states all non-owned structures are located and the distance to these structures are measured and recorded. The Applicant also states the closest non-owned structure is 1,400 feet from the blast area. Please provide a map and list of all dwellings and the distance to the dwelling within one-half mile of the blasting areas. The reference to the 1400 feet was from the area were blasting last took place. Due to the varied locations where blasting could potentially take place on the mine over its life, is difficult to just measure from a "blasting area" to a closest house at this time. I prepared a map using the permit boundary as the closest point to off site dwellings and then drew a one-mile setback line around the permit line . I used the GOOGLE Earth and the Pueblo County Assessor' s records to determine if there were any structures in this buffer zone . From this I found that either on the permit area or surrounding it there are 16 houses . The attached map shows the location of all structures within one-half mile of the permit area and a list of the owners of said structures . This list differs from the Structures list is Exhibit S since it includes all houses within 2640 feet of the mine . Due to the sheer size of this mine the most reasonable map scale that I could produce was 111=12831 . This list and map may change over the life of the mine because more homes may be built or other may be removed. As noted in the blasting plan it will be necessary to do a resurvey for new structures each time blasting moves from one mining area to the next . In some cases the -homes may not be within a half mile of where blasting will take place, but this list will serves as a basis for determining what structure surveys will be needed when it is time to implement the Pre-Blasting Survey Plan for any mining Area 55.4 The typical sandstone and clay thickness details within the Blasting Plan are in conflict with details within the Mining Plan. Please revise the sandstone and clay thicknesses to match the information in the Mining Plan.