PERMFILE63449

• Permit No: M1994093
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/23/1995
• Doc Name: REMAINING APPLICATION ADEQUACY ISSUES COOLEY GRAVEL CO DAHLIA NORTH RESOURCES PIT FN M-94-093
• From: DMG
• To: ADCO CONSULTING
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Sr., Room 215 r

Denver, Colorado 80203 I
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DEPARTMENT OF
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January 23, 1995 Ray Romer
Governor
lames 5. Lochhead
Mr. Robert N. Fleming Eaecuove Diecor
ADCO Consulting Michael B. Long
2090 E. 104th Avenue, Suite 305 Division Director
Thornton, CO 80233
Re: Remaining Application Adequacy issues, Cooley Gravel Co., Dahlia
North Resources Pit, File No. M-94-093
Dear Mr. Fleming:
The following items need to be resolved prior to approval of the above
referenced application. In accordance with your letter dated January 11,
1995, the decision date for the application has been extended to February
8, 1995 to afford you sufficient time to address these issues.
1. On the Pre-Mining and Mining Plan maps submitted with the January
11, 1995 adequacy response, Area 2A is delineated and is labelled
"AREA WHERE NO MINING SHALL OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR UD&FCD APPROVAL".
The implication then exists that mining could occur with UD&FCD
approval (although the revised Mine Plan narrative does state mining
in this area will not take place until "any other relevant approvals
are obtained"). In order to ensure enforceable mining set-back
criteria discussed at the January 5, 1995 joint meeting between the
applicant, Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG), and Division of
Wildlife (DOW), please submit a Pre-Mining Map that clearly
delineates a non-mining area at the northwest corner of the
property. The non-mining area should include a minimum 250 foot
set-back from the ordinary high water line of the river, and should
extend from the boundary of cultivated land south of the sharp bend
in the river, to the boundary of cultivated land east of the bend in
the river. A statement should be included that the slurry wall and
any UD&FCD required river channel improvements will be installed
outside of the non-mining setback.
2. DMG recommends the following replacement wording for item 4 of the
revised reclamation plan narrative:
Ground cover vegetation will be established in the non-mining
set-back area in the northwest corner of the property
delineated on the Pre-Mining Map. The ground cover will be
established by placement of 6 inches of topsoil borrowed from