2006-02-17_REVISION - M1995035

• Permit No: M1995035
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/17/2006
• Doc Name: Partial Warranty Release Request
• From: Connell Resources Inc
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: SR1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Colorado Department of Natural Resources
b Division of Minerals and`Geology
Attn: Ms. Erica Crosby
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
RE: Surety Reduction (Partial Warranty Release) Request; Connell Resources, Inc.;
WellingtoaDowns Pit; M-1995-035 ~'
Dear Ms. Crosby:
The following information is being submitted on behalf of our client, Connell Resources, Inc., for the
Wellington Downs Pit (M-1995-035) in Larimer County, Colorado. The site is located mainly in the
Southwest.Y+ of Section 3, Township 6 North, Range.68 West of the 6a' P.M.
Mining at the site is complete and approximately 90 acres of the 109.5-acre site were disturbed by
mining activities. Reclamation activities have been concurrent with mining and, consistent with the'
approved reclamation'.plan, the site now includes a 65-acre lined water storage reservoir. The
remaining site acreage consists of reservoir shoreline, access roads, and previously undisturbed
areas.
Connell Resources, Inc. is requesting a surety reduction for the reclamation activities completed.
The water storage reservoir has been lined to the design standard referenced in the August 1999 State
Engineer Guidelines for Lining Criteria for Gravel Pits and approved by the Office of the State
Engineer (see attached letter). In addition, the reservoir shorelines and other disturbed areas have
been graded and seeded. Reseeding has also been performed over much of the previously disturbed.
and seeded areas, most recently in 2005. Additional reseeding and weed control will continue, as
needed, until the final reclamation standard is met. The approved reclamation plan also requires the
planting of 100 trees and 100 shrubs on the site. At this point in time, approximately 20 trees and
shrubs have been planted azound the perimeter of the water storage reservoir.
It is our understanding that a financial warranty of $139,000.00 has been posted for the Wellington
Downs Pit permit. The table below summarizes the existing mining disturbances and proposed new
financial warranty for final reclamation of the Wellington Downs Pit.
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