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J <br /> <br />Mr Bob Oswald, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />August 15, 2001 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />3) There aze (7) seven cells depicted in our Mining Plan Map, with Numbers (# 1) one, (#2) <br />two, (#3) three and (#4) four to mined in that order, and our mining time table shows that this will <br />be to the year 2015-2016, this TR-01 is to be considered for all the 4 cells above. When we reach <br />the 4's cell a new (TR) Technical Revision will be drafted for the Division of Minerals and Geology <br />to consider. Your assumption that the 1~' (4) four cells are adjoining is correct and that at the <br />completion of mining the l~' (4) four cells, one pond will be the result. <br />4) Before any groundwater will be exposed, the Division of Minerals and Geology will be <br />provided an approved Gravel Pit Well Permit and a supply plan for augmentation. As of this date <br />Kirk Thompson, P.E. CCA of Agro Engineering in Alamosa, CO is preparing all of the necessary <br />Engineering and related documents. Please note that all pertinent documents will be forwarded to <br />the Division before groundwater is exposed. <br />5) The original plans does plan and allow for a central processing and stockpile area of (5) <br />five Acres, and this TR-Ol does reduce this required area to only (2.5) two and one-half Acres. <br />Leaving a smaller land area does not signify creation of a larger water surface, the exposed water <br />surface will not exceed 100 Acres. The processing area will be expanded into Cell area #5 if and/or <br />need be, therefore it is not planned for TR-O1. <br />6) The cost for demolition and disposal of the concrete installed for fuel containment need <br />to be included in this TR-01. Thus the cost item is justified in your recalculation of the bond <br />amount. <br />i) Vv'e agree that the cost of mobilizing or any other related items, not affected by the <br />reduction in size stay the same. <br />8) As stated by you the larger scale map provides a fairly cleaz depictions of the details, <br />however, we will state that the applicant/owner is committed to maintaining the 3H:1 V slope on all <br />topsoil stockpiles. Also the topsoil stockpile toe of the slope will be some (l0) ten to (12) twelve <br />feet away from the pond edge. The processing area will also have the required slope as stated in the <br />application which meets MLRB Specs. The applicant/operator is committed to not having any <br />topsoil or any other material sluff out into the ponds. <br />