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<br /> <br />General <br />S! <br />1`fS~~~ 1. On the first page of your application, item 4 indicates the substance to be mined is gravel. <br />. Exhibit C, item 4, indicates the substance to be mined is clay. Please state whether the <br />material to be mined will be gravel, clay or both and make the appropriate corrections to <br />your application by providing substitute pages. <br />Exhibit C -Mining Plan <br />O`2 1. Your Exhibit C, item 3, states, "waste rock removed will be used on road sides." The <br />~~ 3. Your item 6 states, "the dimensions of the excavation area are 422.4 feet by 283.8 feet," <br />which is 2.75 acres. Your requested permitted acres is 9.025, and your mine plan map <br />indicates by direction of mining arrows that the entire permit area will be mined. What <br />are the dimensions of the entire excavation) Discuss the dimensions of any other <br />significant disturbances to the land. <br />Exhibit D -Reclamation Plan <br />~I.~1. The Division assumes that no overburden materials will be replaced into the pit as part of <br />66 reclamation. Please confirm this or discuss overburden replacement. <br />~2. The SCS reclamation plan is not specific as to the maximum gra lent f reclaimed slopes. <br />You must specify which of the two gradients mentioned, 2:1 0 3:1, ill not be ex- <br />ceeded. If you decide upon 2:1, you must include a justificati nth supports the <br />proposed post-mining land use and demonstrates compliance w he applicable per- <br />formance standards of Rule 6. <br /> <br />waste rock, if it leaves the permit area, is considered mined material, not waste rock. Is <br />this material gravel or some other type of rock? Will all of this "waste rock" be used off <br />site or will some of it be stockpiled and backfilled into the pit at reclamation) If so, what <br />quantity of waste rock will be stockpiled? If waste rock is to be stockpiled, show on your <br />mine map the location of the stockpiles. <br />~~ 2. Your item 4 states, "the clay deposit averages 19 inches in depth." Are there other <br />deposits that will be mined, such as gravel or other rock material? If so, how thick are <br />these deposits? <br />,6~. You have stated that the SCS reclamation plan submitted with your application will be <br />U followed. The Division will apply the highest standards of this plan to your permit to <br />determine compliance during reclamation and in determining if the reclamation plan has <br />been met at the time release from reclamation responsibility is requested. If you <br />determine that other standards should be a part of your permit, please address them. <br />Form CO-ECS-5 is considered by the Division to be a part of your reclamation plan. Your <br />plan is a very good one and, if followed, should be successful. <br />b~. You have stated that you will follow the SCS reclamation plan. The SCS plan states that <br />"depending on the specific site of the pit, a diversion dike may be needed on the upper <br />side to convey surface storm runoff..." Please advise the SCS as to the specific site so <br />they can determine if a diversion dike is necessary and, if so, describe the location and <br />specifications for the dike and show it on your mine plan/reclamation plan map. This <br />