PERMFILE68877

• Permit No: M1997011
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/5/1997
• Doc Name: ADEQUACY REVIEW BACULITE MESA PIT 112 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PERMIT APPLICATION FN M-97-011
• From: DMG
• To: BACULITE MESA LLC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1317 Sherman Sl., Room 215 y

Denver, Colorado 80203 Il
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Phone: [phone] I
FAX: [phone]
DEPARTMENT Of
March 5, 1997 NATURAL
RESOURCE
Fred Orr Roy Romer
Baculite Mesa LLC / covemor
5040 Acoma lames 5. Lochhead

Denver, CO 80216 E~ecurive D~reUOr
Michael B. Long
/ Division Director
RE: Adequacy Review -Baculite Mesa Pit
112 Construction Materials Permit Application, File No. M-97-011
Dear Mr. Orr:
I have reviewed your February 19, 1997 Baculite Mesa Pit 112 permit application for 1970
permitted acres and have listed my adequacy comments below. We leave not received any
public comment on the application. Assuming no comments are received within the public
comment period we should be able to reach a decision on your application by April 18, 1997
Therefore, please respond on or before April 11, 1997.
Fi" 1. Public Notice Requirements. Please submit proof of publication and proof of notice to all
~' owners of record of surface rights and all owners of record of lands that are within 200 feet
~~ ~ ~ of the boundary of the affected land.
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2. Ma>amum Disturbance. The application states that no more than 40 acres will be
q~~ disturbed at any one time. The Division recommends that you consider a method or methods
to be used to ensure that all disturbances will be within this acreage limit. Please comment.
3. Nussbaum Spring. Exhibit "G" states that the surface or groundwater systems in and
'i,,'~" ,~ surrounding the Baculite Mesa Pit will not be adversely affected. If possible, please indicate
~}~' ; 7- the bottom pit elevation to be expected and its relationship to the elevation of the static water
~ ~ ' •'` level of the Nussbaum Spring. , ,
~ 4. Seedbed for Revegetation. The mining plan states that the geologic strata beneath the
~~~- aggregate deposit is sandstone. Please indicate whether all 20-40 feet of aggregate will be
DID removed exposing the sandstone as a seedbed for revegetation or whether a buffer of 12 to
18 inches of aggregate will be left undisturbed.
5. Reclamation Cost. The reclamation cost of $60,076 proposed in Exhibit "L" is adequate.
However, please note that the cost of backsloping implies a highwall no more than 1480
0~ linear feet. Therefore, the Division will expect that the operator expose no more than 1480
linear feet of highwall at any one time. Please comment.