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<br />L1 ~ d V. "Buck" Barnhlt <br />212 West 13th, Pueblo, Colorado 81003 <br />Office: (719) 543-1324 Home: (719) 542-9207 Fax: <br />March 12, 1997 <br />Mr. Tom Schreiner <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Baculite Mesa Pit - 112 Adequacy Review <br />File No. M-97-011 / <br />Dear Tom: <br />999 <br />(719)543-1329 <br />~i=CE.\~ED <br />NEAR ':41991 <br />.: iviC~Cn u~ o ~nGr6~S & tjJC~Cny <br />I will respond [o the items in your adequacy letter in the order you presented them. <br />L Public Notice Requirements: <br />Attached is a copy of the first publication in the Pueblo Chiefrain on Mazch 7, 1997, The <br />final 3 publications will be made on March 14, 21 and 28. An Affidavit of Publication will <br />be sent to you as soon as received from the Chiefrain, after the last publication on March 28, <br />1997. <br />Also enclosed are copies of the Post Office receipts for Certified Mailings [o the adjacent <br />owners. The Return Receipt cards will be sent to you along with the Affidavit of <br />Publication. <br />2. Maximum Disturbance: <br />The Mining Plan Map shows the location of the first 8 forty-acre areas to be mined, plus the <br />direction of future mining. The method of determining that all disturbances are in a <br />designated area is by marking each comer and side with T-posts accented with orange <br />fluorescent paint. This makes visibility easy for the operator and employees, and simple to <br />maintain all disturbances within these acreage limits. <br />3. Nussbaum Spring: <br />Bottom pit elevation and its relationship to the elevation of the static water level of the <br />Nussbaum Spring. <br />a. The bottom pit elevation to be expected is projected to be 5150. <br />b. The water engineer retained by [he applicant expects 10 - I S feet of perched water on top <br />of the pit floor, which is expected to give a static water level of 5160 to 5165. <br />