PERMFILE52430

• Permit No: M1988037
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/14/1988
• Doc Name: HAWKS PIT APPLICATION INCOMPLETENESS FN M-88-037
• From: MLRD
• To: SKELTON INC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
Roy Romer, Govei
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
FRED R. BANTA, Director
April 14, 1988
Ms. Ruth Gray
Skelton, Inc.
P.O. Box 125
Norwood, CO 81423
Re: Hawks Pit Application Incompleteness (File M-88-037)
Dear Ms. Gray:
The Division has received the Skelton, Inc. limited impact permit
application. The application has been reviewed and found to be incomplete.
The major items which remain nut standing at this time are the size, location
and acreage of the area which needs to be permitted under the Mined Land
Reclamation Act.
The Division's inspection of March 16, 19A7 revealed that there are two areas
of disturbance at this site. These are the Northern pit and gravel stockpile
area in Montrose County, anA the Southern mined area in San Miguel County.
These two mining areas are separated by the San Miguel County gravel pit,
however they are joined by an access road which is located to the East of the
mined areas. In addition, field ohservations indicate that both of the
Skelton disturbances utilize the same overburden and topsoil stockpiles. The
reclamation of the South mine area must he addressed since it was disturbed
without obtaining a permit from the Mined Land Reclamation Roard. It is our
opinion that the entire mine area (North and South pits, associated access and
haul mad s, as well as topsoil and overburden stockpiles) will exceed the 9.9
acre limitation of a 110 permit. Therefore, we believe that a regular impact
(112) permit is necessary in order to bring this operation into compliance
with the Mined Land Reclamation Act. This opinion is suhstaniated by the
Mined Land Reclamation Act (34-32-112(1)), and the Mineral Rules and
Regulations Rule 2.1. For your convenience I have enclosed a 112 permit
application and a performance warranty.
423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. [phone]