Laserfiche WebLink
~~~~~ed <br />OAT 2 8?0p4~ <br />~~ ~~ _~ Greg Lewicki And Associates <br />11541 Warriugtou Court <br />Parker, CO USA 80138 <br />Bob Oswald <br />{'(, Durango Field Office ~ .~; =~ <br />' ~ 701 Camino Del Rio Room 125 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />Pboae:(303)346-3196 Fax(303)-346-6934 <br />E-Mail: lewicki7@attbi.com <br />~~~®~~~ <br />Cj~p <br />~~~isi°° °~ J ~4 <br />Miq°~a <br />Fjeitl <br />e+2/ ~2 <br />Geo~oBY <br />October 25, 2004 <br />a <br />~ ~ /i aq <br />RE: PAR-1 for AM-O1 ~of Cugnini Pit M-1986-061 Hit Q~~°iY~ `Q~~JO ~J$6 / <br />Dear Mr. Oswald, <br />I will address the adequacy issues from your Sept. 21, 20041etter in the same order as presented. <br />Once the responses have been deemed adequate by your office the revised pages and/or revised <br />maps will be submitted to the county clerk along with all other additional information. <br />1.) Exhibit C: The surface elevation for the well pad will not be disturbed throughout the mine <br />life. The well pad is fenced and isolated from all mining activity. The contours <br />reflect the general trend of the slope for the pit floor for all stages of the mine life. <br />2.) Exhibit D: Once the permit has been approved mining will be stopped in the south area. The <br />overburden and waste fines from this area will be used to fill the Valley Fill Area <br />1. Slopes along the western edge of the mining extent will be filled and reclaimed <br />as per the reclamation plan. Mining will then proceed to the North Pit and then to <br />the South Pit. <br />The site has applied for and been granted a gravel well permit for the site. This <br />would allow water exposure for the site. However, through reclamation the <br />imgated field will be above the water table. The operator commits to a minimum <br />of 2 feet of material above exposed ground water. This will not be a problem due <br />to the abundance of overburden and waste fines. <br />The Mining Timetable included in Exhibit D describes the sequencing and <br />duration for each of the mining areas. Also it includes the reclamation into the <br />time table. <br />The site currently has some very large overburden and waste fines piles. After <br />issuance of the permits these piles will be used to fill a majority of the Valley. It <br />is duly noted that runoff and sediment control will be important in these fill areas. <br />