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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 - C O L O RAD O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F <br />MIN <br />RAL S <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 E <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 G E O L O G Y <br /> RECUNATION•NINING <br /> SAF ETY•SQENCE <br />May 13 <br />2005 <br />, Bill Owens <br /> Governor <br />Mr. Forrest Luke Russell George <br />Environmental Manager Executive Director <br />Trapper Mining Inc. Ronald w. Cattany <br /> Division Director <br />P.O. BOX l87 Natural Resource Trustee <br />Craig, CO 80203 <br />Re: Trapper Mine, Minor Revision No. 200 Shrub establishment test plot description <br />Dear Mr. Luke: <br />The Division has reviewed your application for MR-200. This revision proposes to include a description of <br />the Shrub establishment study plots into the Reclamation plan for the Trapper Mine. This study was planned <br />and implemented trough cooperation of mine operators, Colorado State Range Science Department and <br />Colorado Division of Mineral and Geology in an effort to demonstrate shrub establishment techniques <br />applicable to conditions in Northwest Colorado. The Division appreciates TMI's cooperation with the study <br />and the desire to maintain and continue to monitor Trapper's plots beyond the initial 5-year scope of the <br />project. <br />Since the study treatments vary from Trappers approved reclamation plan, a description of the study needed <br />to be included in the Trapper Mine permit. TMI provided MR-200 to incorporate the shrub establishment <br />study description into the permit. The Division's review found two items that need additional inforruation <br />from TMI. <br />Revised page 4-125 provides a description of the plot treatments beginning with the southernmost <br />treatment, plot 1, and progressing northwards to plot 6. Plot 6 consists of Trappers approved <br />reclamation plan and range AB seed mix. Comparison with Shrub Establishment Study Annual <br />Progress Reports submitted to DMG by Mr. Mark Pashke of CSU find an error in Trapper's <br />description of the Study plots. <br />CSU's record of the plot treatments is included with this letter Plot 1 consists of 15 cm topsoil strip <br />seeded with seed mix 1 and 2. The two non-topsoiled treatments aze at the northern end of the study <br />area. <br />2. MR-200 provides a general description of the study seed mixes. The Division need a reference to the <br />actual seed mixes used. I am including copies from CSU's 2005 progress report for detail of the seed <br />mixes used in the study plots. Since these seed mixes vary from Trapper's approved seed mixes, they <br />need to be included in the permit. <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and InaRive Mines Geological Survey <br />