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<br />r <br />C:rica Crosby <br />Division of ~4inrrals and Geology ~ ~ 7 <br />1313 tihrnn:ut titrcet. Ronm'_15 <br />Dcnvrr, Colorado R02(13 Gn4loootMu+aralaandGeoloAY <br />Re: Connell Kcsourcrs, Ltc. Camilletti Pit: X1.1987-1(r~'/ <br />C'olonidu Division of \linrrals and Geology <br />Minerals Pn,gram Inspection Kcport: Ir27'OS <br />v <br />Ucar Ms Crosby: <br />this letter is in resptmse to the .lanuary '7. ?005 inslxctiun of the C'amillctti gr:rvcl pit <br />luc:nrd in Ruutt County. 11te inspection report (sec auachmrnt) cited aateerns that there <br />~cas nut enough topsoil to ntret our rcclamatiun plan. ~I he report rcyurstcd that Connell <br />Rr>uurres, Inc. (CRII demunstratr Ih:+t (i' of topsoil is avadablr to reclaim the site or <br />provide an ultrrnalive source u(ti+psuil ht June 1.'_UUS. <br />1'he gravel pit is currenth permitted 1'ur a total ul 21 acre.. The inspuctiun report <br />incurrectk state) that the ulxrator has disu+rhrd approximately _'I acres to date. fhe <br />erroneous disuubcd acreage may have been due to the rct irw of our annual D~1( i <br />reports. ~~pparcntly in our older reports Gum 1996 to 1999 when no new :errs were <br />al7cctrd, the previous year's :d7ccted acreage was listed. hhe cnrrcnt disuuhrd area is <br />^ppr: ~im;uel) Iti.' acres. This includes b.l acres of pit floor. ?.~ acres of stripped topsoil <br />anJ u~erhurdcn during the Iasi couple of years that has yet u, br mined, and 1.6 acres of <br />crusher tints. A large portion of the crusher lints aria has eocered previously reclaimed <br />areas. l he existing areas that hace been reclaimed to date or have not been affected by <br />mining arc upproximatcly '_ acres. The remaining areas to he stripped and mined ut the <br />Camilletti pit is approxintatel} 8.6 acres. <br />CRI believes that there is adeyuatc topsoil remaining in the areas to be stripped nnJ <br />mined in the future to mrel our rcclamatiun plan requirements. Using -'4" of topsoil <br />Thickness over the 8.6 acres ul future stripping produces appn>xintately '_6.000 CY. \Ge <br />cun•ently have approximatrh 3(10 C'Y of topsoil in stockpiles. Final rcclamatiun would <br />co~'rr approximatel. 18.ti acres. Using 6" of topsoil to cover the rcclaimeil arras would <br />rcyuire approximotely 13.110 Cl'. <br />