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L~ d V. "Buck" Barn~art III IIIIIIiIIIIIIIII <br />Y <br />212 West 13th, Pueblo, Colorado 81003 <br />Office: (719) 543-1324 • Home: (719) 542-9207 Fax: (719) 543-1329 <br />January 15, 1999 <br />Mr. Jim Stevens <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Hard Rock Main Plant Gravel Plant (Permit No. M-77-197) <br />Dear Jim: <br />RECEIVED <br />JAN 19 1999 <br />Division of fNirterals & Geobgy <br />I just received the survey map on this pit, and it unfortunately looks like there are 12 - 14 acres <br />disturbed outside the permit area. My instructions aze to prepare a 1 12 conversion as rapidly as <br />possible. <br />The total of [he property is 37.15 acres according to the survey, which will be the total permit <br />acreage. The surveyor subtracted the 5.83 undisturbed acres from this to come up with what he calls <br />31.62 acre area in the permit boundary. Actually, the permit boundary will be the 37. ] 5 acres he <br />cites, and the affected area will be somewhat less than that after it is determined. I have enclosed <br />an 8-1/2 x 11" map, which it appears, has been accepted as the pit configuration for use up to this <br />time. You can see how it fits in with the new survey. <br />I was involved in this operation shortly after i[ was permitted, and the previous operator requested <br />me to try to sell it for him. Therefore, I am somewhat familiar with it. I ordered a copy of the <br />complete file and reviewed it to refresh my memory. <br />Here are a few items of history to help understand what has happened: <br />October 28, 1977, Kenneth a Baker, who was attorney for the owner, sent the attached letter to the <br />Board stating, in effect, that the owner could not either get or afford a bond. <br />November 1, 1977, Thomas A. Colbert of staff sent Mr. Baker a letter basically telling him to keep <br />trying and good luck, because a lot of other operators were in the same boat. <br />September, 1980, I sent the Board a letter on behalf of the owner requesting that the Main Gravel <br />Pit, Permit SG-77-197, be reduced from 11 A to 9.8 A to make it a 110 operation. I also requested <br />action on all 3 permits which had been in for 3 years and never acted on. <br />