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8/24/2016 10:56:56 PM
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11/20/2007 3:48:42 PM
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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
M2006034
IBM Index Class Name
Permit File
Doc Date
5/31/2006
Doc Name
Adequacy Review
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Glacier Peak Mining LLC
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DMG
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As you are probably aware, the Forest Service is considering all three of my operations in <br />its present environmental assessment and is cun•entiy determining a bond for the entire <br />operation. As a result, it is looking at all disturbances, including new roads (not included <br />in this application). This is based on the total amount from all three operations which <br />will be disturbed (approximately 30 acres). The Forest Service computation is not <br />breaking out the disturbance per mine permit; therefore, the 3.62 acres is not a material <br />poim. Once the Forest Service plan of operations is approved, it will be reviewed at the <br />end of 5 years. The total disturbance will be monitored for all three operations and not <br />just Colorado Calumet. In the same 5 years I will most likely amend acreage, by permit, <br />through the State permit process as I have recently done for Glacier Peak. <br />One of my primary operating goals as a miner is to keep the amourn of disturbance to an <br />absolute minimum and the impact on the environment as little as possible. I have found <br />myself caught between either asking for too much disturbance or not enough. Even so, I <br />intend to ask for as small an area as possible and thusly, limit my operations to as small <br />an area as possible. <br />The 5.32 acre calculation will also change some because I had not previously counted the <br />areas in which the machine is "walked in" to a dig site as needing to be permitted <br />acreage. Even so, the reclamation plan does take this into account and it states that these <br />areas will be raked and seeded as well. <br />ule 6.3.2 ExhibttB- Site Descrtntian <br />Soils: There is not a complete soil survey for Teller County, but after review of available <br />soil information, it appears that while the soils on site are very gravelly, they do exist <br />(besides the duff layer). They are generally described as gravelly sandy lomns. Please <br />consult with the local NRCS office to get a better understanding of the soil types, depths, <br />and makeup and provide that information to the Division. <br />While soil depth is not known, being able to remove and segregate the top 6 to 12 or <br />more inches of topsoil is often critical to reclamation success. (See comment in the <br />MirringPlan section) <br />I have summarized my observations and understanding below in addition to what I have <br />previously submitted. Although this is highly permeable, gravelly soil and highly subject <br />to erosion due to sparse or absent ground cover, etc., erosion has not been a significarn <br />factor, particularly on small mining sites. This is based on roughly a dozen years of <br />operating on mining sites in this area. I hope it is also because we try to minimize the <br />size of our excavations, machinery footprints, and that we use a combination of berms, <br />and now silt fencing, to trap any possible sedimemation. <br />According to the Soi! Survey of Pike National Forest, the soil in the Crystal Creek area is <br />properly known as Sphinx gravelly wazse sandy loam. "This somewhat excessively <br />drained, shallow soil formed in material weathered from Pikes Peak granite. <br />
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