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• STATE O~ COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Nawral Resources 1313 Sherman SI.. Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION OF Phone: 1303) 866-3567 MINERAL S FAX: 1303) 83?8106 & GEOLOGY RECLAMATION JUIy 7, 2000 MI NING•SAFETY Bill Owens Governor RE: Rationale for Approval Recommendation Over Objections Greg E. Walther Louisiana Land and Gravel Company, LLC Executive Director An ie Pit File No M-2000-049 g Michael B. Long , . Division Director Introduction Application for the Angie Pit was filed with DMG on April 20, 2000. The application proposes a dry, surface sand and gravel extraction and processing operation with three separate phases located in pasture and rangeland on the southwest side of Wright's Mesa, 1.5 miles southeast of Redvale, Colorado. The application indicates that the proposed 90.5 acre affected area will be mined with no more than ten acres disturbed at any time, and will be reclaimed to pasture with .8 acres remaining as permanent access road. Mining is proposed to be conducted over the next 69.5 years. Objectors and Commentors Four letters of objection were received during the public comment period that ended June 7, 2000. Two of the letters of objection were submitted by Evelyn C. Bray (Ms. Bray), on May 10 and May 1 7, 2000. One letter of objection was submitted by Robert W. Bray (Mr. Bray) on May 18, 2000. One letter of objection was submitted by Beverly Smesrud-Stewart (Ms. Stewart) on May 18, 2000. Agency comments were received from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, from the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the State Engineers Office, Division of Water Resources. An Informal Conference was held on June 13, 2000, in Redvale, Colorado. During the 5-day comment period following the Informal Conference, DMG received two letters identifying additional issues that were raised at the Informal Conference. The first letter was submitted by Ms. Stewart on June 16, 2000. The second letter was submitted by Michelle Smesrud (Ms. Smesrud) on June 20, 2000. Both were in attendance and verbally raised their issues at the Informal Conference. Parties to the Application and Their Objections Ms. Stewart and Ms. Smesrud have indicated that they wish to have party status for the Angie Pit application process. At the Informal Conference, Ms. Bray submitted a written request to be withdrawn from party status. On June 16, 2000, Mr. Bray submitted a written request that he not be named as a party to the application process.