2023-04-03_REVISION - C1981010 (2)

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COLORADO v .0 Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Department of Natural Resources 31 March 2023 Graham Roberts Trapper Mine,Inc. P.O. Box 187 Craig, Colorado 81626 RE: Trapper Mning Inc, Permit; C1981010 Adequacy Review, Preliminary: 2022 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR), TR133 Dear Mr. Roberts The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety(The Division), received Trapper Mine's 2022 Annual Reclamation report(2022 ARR),TR133 on 14 March 2023 via electronic submission. The report contains all the information required by Rule 2.04.13(1) and (2). The Division found the application complete on 22 March 2023. Field verification of backfilled and graded topography (as per Map 1 (MI) is not foreseen until completion of grading to final AOC. No acres were topsoiled in 2022. The Reclamation Summary Table; Table 1.1 of Section 1, summarizes all reclamation activities achieved in 2022. The Section 1.2.1 of the report indicated that disturbance totaling 85.3 acres in the form of topsoil stripping and redisurbance of Phase III occurred in conjunction with D, I and J Pit activities. Backfilling, grading, topsoiling and seeding did not occur according to the 2022 annual report year. The DRMS form submitted by Trapper Min Inc, corroborates these values. Rule 2.04.13(1): The name and address of the permittee is provided. The location and number of acres disturbed during 2022 are discussed in Section 1.2.1 in Appendix W, and Map 1. The report indicated that disturbance totaling 85.3 in the form of topsoil stripping in D, I and J Pits and redisturbance associated I and J Pit activities occurred in 2022. Previously Phase III bond released lands at D Pit were redisturbed in 2022. The RedisturbanceReclamation Summary Table; Table 1.2 of Section 1, summarizes areas of redisturbance by parcel. Backfilling and grading (B & G), topsoiling and seeding comprised zero acres. Backfilling and grading are discussed in Section 1.2.2, and indicated on Table 1.1 of Appendix W. The location and the number of acres topsoiled during 2022 are discussed in section 1.2.3, and indicated on Table 1.1 of Appendix W. The number of acres coincides with the number of acres backfilled and graded. Physical:1313 Sherman Street,Room215,Denver,CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 �c��F col0 Mailing: DRMS Room 215, 1001 E 62nd Ave,Denver,CO 80216 https://drms.colorado.gov I Fe �� o Jared S. Polis, Governor I Dan Gibbs, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director 1R76�`