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0010 <br /> General Shale <br /> Building The American Dream* <br /> 3. The Operator is proposing to perform reclamation at the end of the life of the mine, rather <br /> than concurrently. However, the Operator is not proposing a change to the maximum <br /> allowed affected area (99 acres) or to the financial warranty estimate. Please clarify how <br /> the proposed Reclamation Plan differs from the Reclamation Plan which is currently <br /> approved. <br /> The maximum affected area is the permit area of 99 acres. General Shale cannot <br /> increase the maximum affected area without increasing the permit area. When the <br /> maximum affected area was increased in 2003 the change from concurrent to end of <br /> life reclamation should have been noted then. <br /> 4. The Operator has revised the Reclamation Plan to include the application of mulch. The <br /> financial warranty estimate has been adjusted to account for this change to the <br /> Reclamation Plan. In addition, the unit costs for the other reclamation tasks have been <br /> updated. A copy of the financial warranty calculation has been enclosed for your review. <br /> General Shale has reviewed the proposed bond change and has nothing to change. <br /> We agree the bond should be set at $397,830. <br /> 5. Please specify how often the Operator will monitor for noxious weeds. <br /> General Shale will visit the mine annually in spring or early summer to inspect for <br /> noxious weeds. If noxious weeds are found,a weed sprayer will be contracted to spray <br /> for the weeds in the spring or fall depending on the noxious weed species. <br /> 6. The label for Staging Boundary 2 is obstructed by an adjacent label. Please update the <br /> Mining and Reclamation Plan Maps so the label for the Staging Boundary 2 is <br /> unobstructed. <br /> The mining plan and reclamation plan maps have been updated and are enclosed. <br /> 7. The revised Mining Plan in the first paragraph of Page 12 (track changes version)contains <br /> errors with respect to the staging numbers. Please provide a corrected version of Page 12 <br /> of the Mining Plan. <br /> The first paragraph of Page 12 (track changes version) has been updated for staging <br /> numbers and is enclosed. <br /> If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at(303) 783-3058. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> General Shale Brick, Inc. <br /> X/-10"`' 74/afrso&J <br /> Jason E. McGraw P.E. <br /> Mine Supervisor <br />