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ClCdF CFeek County <br /> POST OFFICE BOX 2000 <br /> GEORGETOWN, COLORADO 80444 <br /> •.atoRa�;.•• <br /> '•••" TELEPHONE: (303) 679-2300 <br /> 29 May 2018 <br /> Mr. Michael Cunningham R_ECEFJVLJ J <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman St., Rm 215 3, 0 4 0 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 r R, % <br /> RE: Lombard#4+5, File No. M-2018-012 <br /> Clear Creek County is in receipt of the Notice for Consideration of 110(1)Hard Rock Reclamation Permit <br /> Application for the above reference site and Staff has the following questions and comments on the <br /> Limited Impact Operation Reclamation Permit Application; <br /> 1. The owner of said property is the U.S. Forest Service. Has the USFS consented to or approved <br /> this application? <br /> 2. What is the access route that the applicant intends to take? We understand that access and traffic <br /> comments are typically addressed by local governments, but Clear Creek County needs to know <br /> what the access is in order to be able to address it. <br /> 3. Page 3, Section 12: Primary future land use: the applicant has checked"solid waste disposal <br /> (WD)". The applicant should be aware that said property is not zoned for a solid waste disposal <br /> site. Are there plans that further discuss post-mining use? <br /> 4. The Reclamation Plan Map indicates tailings on the map next to the reclamation area. Will the <br /> tailings be disturbed in the operation? What will otherwise happen to the tailings? Will they be <br /> cleaned up or mitigated? <br /> 5. Exhibit D—Reclamation Plan, Item 2: requires a general description of how the mined area will <br /> be reclaimed. There is no answer for this question except that the response is"currently <br /> grassland with a few trees". Therefore, how will the mined area be reclaimed? <br /> 6. Exhibit D—Reclamation Plan,Item 3 asks what the final grade of the reclaimed slopes will be <br /> and if the proposed slopes are steeper than 3H: 1 V, a justification must be included. The <br /> applicant has responded 1H: 0.5V with no justification. What is the justification for these slopes? <br /> "Honoring Our Past, While Designing Our Future" <br />