PERMFILE44340

• Permit No: M2007009
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/22/2007
• Doc Name: Notice of Pre-hearing Conference and Notice of Formal Publuc Hearing
• From: DRMS
• To: Parites to the Kiowa Clay Mine
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O
Phone: [phone] DIVISION O F
RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MIN 1 N G
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SAF ETY
Bill Ritter, lr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Rationale for Recommendation for Approval Over Objections; Ronald W. Cattany
Regular 112 Construction Materials New Application Division Director
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The Denver Brick Co. c/o Acme Brick Natural Resource Trustee
Kiowa Clay Mine, File No. M-2007-009
May 22, 2007
Introduction
On May 22, 2007 the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ("Division")issued its recommendation
for approval of a 112 Construction Materials Application, over objections. This document is intended to
provide a basis for the Division's recommended approval over various concerns and objections to the
Kiowa Clay Mine application, File No. M-2007-009.
The Denver Brick Co. c/o Acme Brick application was found complete and considered filed with the
Division on February 26, 2007. The site is located approximately 12 miles southeast of the city of Kiowa
in Elbert County, Colorado. The property is located in Section 19, Township 9 South, Range 61 West of
the Sixth Principal Meridian. The proposed permit area is 400 acres in size. Approximately 72 acres of the
site will be mined and an additiona120 acres are subject to mining-related disturbance. Mining depths will
reach approximately 60 feet. The applicanUoperator anticipates approximately 45 acres of exposed
disturbance (new disturbance plus carryover acreage and staging) in a typical year when the site is in full
production.
The proposed post-mined land use for the site is rangeland. Reclamation at the site includes grading ofthe
disturbed acreage, topsoil replacement, and seeding to re-establish vegetation. All mining disturbance will
be limited to 80 acres or less at any one time throughout the operation.
I. OBJECTIONS:
The Division received objections from the following individuals during the public comment period, which
ended April 11, 2007.
Objector
Robert and Susan Passmore
26710 County Road 89-93
Ramah, CO 80832
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
Dated Date Received
23-March-07 26-March-07
Denver Grand lanction Durango
Office of
Ac[ive and Inactive Mines