2002-01-31_INSPECTION - M1977300

• Permit No: M1977300
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 1/31/2002
• From: COTTER CORP
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Mr. Anthony Waldron
Environmental Protection Specialist
Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
COTTER CORPORATION
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30 January, 200:
RE: Financial Warranty Recalculation for Reclamation Permit M-1977-300;
the Cotter Corporation Schwartzwalder Mine
Dear Mr. Waldron:
The Cotter Corporation (Cotter) Schwartzwalder Mine (Mine) is located in Jefferson County.
The Mine has a 112R Hard Rock/ Metal reclamation permit with a total permitted affected
acreage of 51.89 acres In Section 25, T25, R71W, 6PM and Section 8, T35, R7iDW, 6PM. A
total of $937,090.00 in site reclamation rnst5 for the Mine are currently covered under bond
This financial warranty amount was calculated in 1993 and 1996 in accordance
with the work specified in the reclamation plan in effect at that time,
The Mine does not have a phased reclamation plan, but Cotter has been retlalrning surface
facilities and areas that are no longer used in the mining operation, in accordaiue with the
reclamation plan, since May of 1998. Technical revision #04 to Permit M-77-300 and the
overlap of affected lands with Permit M-2001-036 has also resulted in the elimination or
modification of several aspects of the reclamation plan for Permit M-77-300 since the last
complete warranty calculations were pertormed in 1996. Cotter is requesting a review of
financial warranty number by the Division of Minerals and Geology ([iivision) and
a reduction in the required warranty amount to reflect reclamation work mmpleU~d under the
current reclamation plan or eliminated by revision to the plan for Permit M-77-300.
A listing of bonded reclamation work that has been eliminated by technical revision to the
permit since the last financial warranty calculation of June 5, 1996 is included as Table A
"Reclamation Work Eliminated by Technical Revision #04 to Permit M-1977-300,"
A listing of reclamation work completed in accordance with the permit reclamation plan
uded below as Table B "Reclamation Work Completed for Permit M-1977-300."
Reclamation costs for the permit that will be warranted under Permit M-20D1-036 ,ire included
as Table C "Permit M-1977-300 Reclamation Work Now Covered by Permit M-20D1-036."
TA6LE A
Reclamation Work Eliminated by Technical Revision #04 to Permit M-1:977-300
Reclamat on Work Descri tion Bonded Cost in dollars
• Streambed Restoration eliminated M-77-300 T.R.#04 118 244.00

Subtotal for Recamation Work Eliminated b Revision .118,244.00
Cover Corporation Telephone [phone]
Scnwar¢walder Mine, P.O. Box 1017, Golden, CO 80402-1017 USA fax 1303) Bat-7378