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r <br /> FLINTSTONE GRAVEL & TRUCKING, INC. <br /> TED & TERRY PRATT <br /> P.O. BOX 950 / 1204 County Road 60 <br /> GRANBY, CO 80446 <br /> _ Office 970-887-0310 Fax 970-887-0311 <br /> Cell 970-531-9672 <br /> �.�..- V <br /> �� <br /> pt <br /> September 26, 2019 <br /> Mr. Peter Hays <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br /> Denver, Co 80203 <br /> Dear Peter: <br /> This letter is in response to your inspection report dated September 12, 2019. <br /> We are asking that you please review your calculations to the increase in bond amount you are <br /> requesting for the following reasons: <br /> The original reclamation plan submitted for this site specifically stated that the access road was not <br /> going to ever be reclaimed. <br /> Exhibit E-Reclamation Plan <br /> 3.1.1 Post Mining Use <br /> "The newly constructed access road from County Road 61 to the mine site will not be reclaimed per the <br /> landowner Pickering Family LLC" <br /> We are asking that you please remove any calculations for the 4.9 acre access road from the bond and <br /> only include the 15 acres for the pit area. There will be no scarifying,replacing topsoil,revegetating, <br /> fertilizing or mulching on that 4.9 acres. <br /> It was our impression 10 years ago in 2009 when we posted$64,000.00 that this amount covered the <br /> cost to reclaim 15 acres at a depth of 40 feet or 75,260 LCY. Your calculation now has the same <br /> about of LCYs but your cost estimate that you are proposing is an increase of 225.0% to <br /> $144,000.00. Your calculations use the same type of Dozer with the same horsepower but the hourly <br /> production with that unit in 2009 was 1017.1 LCY/hr, and now in 2019 it is reduced to 852.6 <br /> LCY/hr. The products we supply to our customers have only had an increase of 23% in the last 10 <br /> years. Can you please explain to us why your costs have increased at such a large percentage. <br /> Also as you are aware this pit only operates approximately seven (7)months per year and the timing <br /> of your increased bond requirements is coming at a time when we do not have the cash flow to handle <br /> this $80,000 increase. We have no cash flow during the winter months from this operation. If you <br /> decide that an increase of some type is in order for this location can you please work with us and <br /> delay and increase until next spring when we begin operations in 2020? <br /> Will you please consider the above facts and see if there is some type of adjustment you can make to <br /> your proposed increase in bond. <br /> Thanks in advance for your time and consideration. <br />