REV00955

• Permit No: M1992017
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 7/21/1998
• From: BLM
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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'-- ~ United States Department of the Interior JUL 2
g 1 1998
RECEIVE~BURE U OF LAND MANAGEMENT
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MO TROSE, COLORADO 81401 ~+iOI
JUL 2 31999 DENVER OFFICE 36 COC-050 96
PUBLIC FILE COPY
DI 80GEO OGY LS FILE: M - 91-oi ~
Steve Shuey SITE•,BLM
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ~t ~"~ ~ t UL 2 0 ~~
484 Turner Drive, Bldg F-101 Conyers:on /'v(~/¢r
Durango, CO 81301
Uear Mr. Shuey:
We reviewed the 112 Permit conversion application for Montrose County's BLM/West
End Pit (M-92-017) and have several comments.
The Reclamation Permit application needs to clarify ownership of mineral interest and
state that federal gravel will not be removed without a federal permit. Phases Ic, IIa
and IIb are Montrose County surface and BLM minerals, Phase Ib is Montrose County
surface and minerals and Phase Ia is BLM surface and minerals (see attached map).
The gravel in Phase Ia is authorized for removal by BLM free use (FUP) permit COC-
50596 as shown in Exhibit N; gravel removal is not authorized in Phases Ic, IIa and
IIb. When BLM receives an application for gravel removal or permit renewal, BLM will
prepare an environmental assessment and conduct surveys for cultural resources and
Threatened and Endangered Plant and Animal Species. The BLM may add special
stipulations to the FUP in addition to the requirements of the Reclamation Permit at
the time of the FUP application or renewal.
Exhibit O does not show the owners of the subsurface to be mined.
Piease cor~iaci Lyrin Lewis at [phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely yours,
Allan J. Belt
cc. Brian Wilson, Earth Stone, LTD, PO Box 781, Delta, CO 81416
Earl Sires, Montrose County Administrator, PO Box 1289, Montrose, CO 81402