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<br />/~f~~(~~aC~~(~Ca~a/~~r2~~~+a <br />IFU~c~®ly~Q~l~oy <br />June 17, 1984 <br />III III IIIIII'lll III <br />s99 <br />Mike Stanton <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />423 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Gloria Z Mine - File No. M~4-094 <br />Dear Mr. Stanton: <br />• 17740 East Hinsdale Ave. <br />Aurora, Colorado 80016 <br />(303)693-2516 <br />i(~~I~IG~'tY I~.® <br />~uN ~ s ~saa <br />PAIN@D CAPJp RECCAMATtON DIV1310N <br />Colo. Dept. of Natural Resources <br />The following information is submitted to you in response to <br />your adequacy letter dated June 6, 1984. We apologize for the <br />delay in our response. Your letter was sent to Buena Vista, <br />aryl that P. 0. Box will not be checked on a regular basis until <br />the mining operation commences. <br />To expedite your review, our responses are in the same order as <br />your Garments. <br />1. The proposed mine is on a hillside, and the miaximum depth <br />will vary with the topography. Initial tests indicate that <br />the maximum mine depth will be 60' to 100.' However, during <br />the first year of operation, mining depths should not exceed <br />30 feet. <br />The material to be mined is glacial till, which is very po- <br />rous and holds little groundwater. Any groundwater in the <br />mine area would be associated with the South Platte River. <br />The depth to groundwater will again vary with the topography, <br />but water should only be encountered at the maximwn depth of <br />the pit, approximately 60' to 100.' <br />2. Test pits have been dug to a depth of 20 feet, and no water <br />has been encountered. The first year of excavation will not <br />involve excavation of glacial material to a depth of more <br />than 30 feet. This will be above the river level and the <br />potential grourxlwater level. Exploration of the lower de- <br />posit can be accomplished from the pit floor and a better <br />indication of grourdwater can be determined at that time. <br />A dewatering program will be developed and submitted in year <br />2 or 3 of the operation. <br />3. There will be no mill or crushing facility, and therefore no <br />taili as. The mine is in a glacial deposit which has free <br />