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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ ~ <br />-___ <br />_° <br />7tittleApplegate,lnc. <br />Consultants for Land, Mineral and Water <br />May 24, 2000 <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Attn: Mr. Tom Schreiner <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Response to Objector Commeuts, 112 Construction Materials Applicatiou, Mobile Premix <br />Concrete, Inc. a subsidiary of Lafarge Corp., Tanabe Pit, Application No. M-2000-002 <br />Dear Mr. Schreiner: <br />The following discussion and attachments aze submitted on behalf of our client in response to the <br />objector comments received for the Tanabe Pit permit application. Dorsey and Whitney, LLP, The <br />Gary Williams Company, and Pinnacle Pines, LLC submitted comments to the applicant in three <br />separate letters. Comments were received from Dorsey and Whitney in a letter dated April 3 and May <br />2, 2000. In addition, identical comments were received by The Gary Williams Company and Pinnacle <br />Pines in a letter dated March 14, 2000. The information and discussion below addresses each <br />comment as it was presented by the Objectors. <br />Response to Comments Received from The Gary Williams Company and Pinnacle Pines, March <br />14, 2000, <br />Comment -Exhibit C. <br />The applicant will no[ be irrigating the property during mining operation. Surface irrigation to <br />establish vegetation during reclamation activities may use an above grade sprinkler system.. <br />Comment -Exhibit D. <br />• This comment is addressed in responses to DMG comments dated May 24, 2000. <br />Comment -Exhibit D. <br />• The stability of the mining slopes during mining operations is addressed in responses to DMG <br />comments dated May 24, 2000. For long-term stability, the pit walls will be reclaimed to the <br />performance standard of 3H:1 V slopes as specified in the Construction Materials Rules and <br />Regulations. <br />Page I <br />~ 1990 Granl St. • Swte 304 • Denver, CO 80233 5441 Boeing Drive • Suite 200 • Loveland, CO 80538-8855 <br />(303) 452-6611 • Fax (303) 452-2759 (970) 461-9884 • Fax (970) 613-1177 <br />