PERMFILE44953

• Permit No: M2007012
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/11/2007
• Doc Name: 2nd Adequacy Review Comments
• From: DRMS
• To: Randy Schafer
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
7313 Sherman St., Room 275
Denver, Colorado 60203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
April 11, 2007
Randy Schafer
40586 County Road.21
Haxtun, CO 80731
RE: 2°a Adequacy Review Comments -Larson Pit, Regular 112 Application
Class: Permit File No. M-2007-012
Dear Mr. Schafer:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
M[N[NG
- &-
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, 1r.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Listed below are remaining adequacy review comments on the above-captioned Regular 112 Application
for 68 permitted acres. The decision date for your application is scheduled for June 5, 2007. Therefore, I
would appreciate a response from you on or before June 1, 2007 (Your response should include two (2)
copies). Please be advised that your conversion application may be deemed inadequate and may be denied
on June 5, 2007 unless the following adequacy review items are addressed to the satisfaction of the
Division.
6.4.4 EXHIBIT D -Mining Plan
1. The Division is agreeable to the applicant mining the site in three (3) distinct stages, and mining through
the existing intermittent stream channel (Sandy Creek) provided the applicant will commit to the following
measures:
• The entire boundaries of the north and south bank of the stream channel will be clearly marked
prior to excavation.
• The operator will excavate the stream channel within each section first, and reestablish the
boundaries of the channel including north and south banks prior to excavation in the surrounding
areas.
• Following excavation and re-establishment of the stream channel banks and channel dimensions,
the operator will conduct a representative cross-sectional survey of the re-established stream
channel to verify re-establishment ofpre-mining channel dimensions.
6.4.5 EXHIBIT E -Reclamation Plan
2. The Division requests that the operator commit to providing the Division with apost-mining stream
channel survey for each of the three (3) sections to be mined prior to approval of final bond release. Please
respond.
3. The Division requests that the applicant provide a revised channel dimension cross-section, for each of
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