PERMFILE54292

• Permit No: M2000034
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/30/2000
• Doc Name: WESTERN MOBILE NORTHERN INC LOVELAND PIT FN M-2000-034
• From: DOW
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
Bill Ovrem, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RE90URCES
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
An EQUAL oaroarunm Et•pLOr6t
John W. Mumma, Director
6060 BroaEway
Denver. Coloreeo 802/6
Telephone: [phone]
May 30, 2000
Carl Mount
Division of Minerals & Geology
1313 Sherman Street Room 215
Denver. CO 80203
Re: Western Mob17e Northern, Inc., Loveland Pit. FDe No. M-2000-034
Dear Mr. Mount:
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The following constitute the comments of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Mrke Sherman (Field Habitat
Biologist) and BiU Oht>stead (Dish~ict Wildlife Manager) have reviewed this Reclamation Permit Application
Consideration and rttade a 5ek1 visit to the proposed amended mine site on May 10, 2000.
Most of the proposed minutg project w1~Il rot negatively impact wr7d(!te and/or wildh'fe habitat in a negative
fashion. The occurrence ofbank swa0ow tttstrtts cavities in the hear vertical side ofsard stockpiles is
nterttioned in Exlubit H (Wildlife Information) of the application. We also observed active nesting cavities in
several of the stockpiles located around the current process'vtg plain. We highly recommend that if any of
these stockpiles are going to be dicturbed/moved that this occur outside the nesting season and thus between
August I5 and April 30, as referenced in the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas (Hugh ICmgery, EdJ.
'the swallows are highly susceptible to being buried and killed in then nesting cavities by
duturbing/moving the stockpiles during the nesting season. All bird species are protected by the law and
killing one is illegal.
Additionally, we [ecotrmterd that the applicazn inchide a l»ttiol~ wced control program during the l'de of the
openrtion and post completion. Disttubed areas within tninit>s opetatiotu are especially suscepuble to weed
invasion. We observed numerous stockpiles on the site that contained estabfishulg noroous weeds.
As always, it u suggested that care be taken during rninitig to avoid eYrpea erosion, siltation, or disttabance of
more land than necessary to accomplish the project. The Division of VUildlite appreciates this opportunity to
comment on this niirting project. If you have any questions, please contact me at [phone]. Thank
you.
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RE60URCES, Greg Welcher, Emcv[i~e Dteaer
WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Bamerd L. Black. Jr., Chairman . Rick Enctrom, V'KS.Chacmen • Phap Jemee, Seaetery
Members. Tom Burxe • Mark LeVe[ev Marianna RalNoouba • RoDUt Shoemaker • OiM.e Vatlez