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ECEIVED <br />C. t~ 2 6 2006 <br />Div.:. _ ~ ~•• -~mation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />`~~ Colorado Quarries, Inc <br />-'~ 270 South 15`" Street <br />Canon City, CO 81212 <br />(719)275-6894 <br /> <br />R~cej~ ~~ Cd <br />~~ <br />~ i,J <br />~~ , <br />0 42006 ~,/ <br />~ <br />n <br />h'IS ~ <br />9o fii <br />Miry;nB~ qs ~O/~~ <br />i <br />1 <br />~ <br />~ <br />November 30, 2006 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />~Mr. Bob Oswald <br />701 Camino del Rio, Room 125 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />r <br />'~~~~~~ ~ES~ oNSE ~CZ <br />~NO ~v]~~ ~kth R,TS~w~A~S <br />Dear Mr. Oswald; <br />~,. ,- <br />Following is the additional information you have requested on Hardship Lode M-87-027 ~ -t) <br />'~ _ ~ <br />Exhibit C-Pre-mining and Minine Plan Mans (Rule 6.4.3) <br />(a) Shown on map. <br />(b) Roadway crossing gulch between Pit 1 and Pit 2 will be raised approximately 3- <br />4'. This is the only gulch crossing. <br />(c) Shown on map. <br />(d) Pit floor contour lines are shown on map. Note we changed to a 1% grade for <br />drainage. This will allow a considerable amount of extra material to be mined. <br />(e) The northeastern topsoil stockpile area in Pit 1 is located with the northern end at <br />8080 elevation. This will allow easy access to the benches to be top soiled, as <br />well as 3:1 slope area immediately west and south of stockpile area. This topsoil <br />site will have earthen berm on east side to control runoff into pit area. The <br />southwestern topsoil stockpile area shown on map will be remaining topsoil in Pit <br />1. A diversion ditch for runoffwill be constructed along westerly side directed to <br />runoff structure. This area of Pit 1 will be part of the mining phase. At this time <br />any remaining topsoil in this area will be moved to eastern Pit 2 topsoil area. <br />Once mining is completed, slopes will be top soiled prior to commencing <br />operations in Pit 2. The two Pit 2 topsoil stockpile areas we situated in Pit I floor <br />due to the fact there is not area in Pit 2 because of 1:1 slopes and benches. <br />Exhibit D-Mining Plan (Rule 6.4.4) <br />As mining of a bench is complete, bench will be sloped inward to the wall to eliminate <br />erosion over the face and to help hold water to sustain growth. Bench will be top soiled <br />and seeded before mining proceeds downward to the next bench. The areas of 3:1 slopes <br />will be mined from the top down. As area of slope is mined and slope is prepared, topsoil <br />will be placed and seeded. As I noted earlier, slopes will be mined on 3:1 to help <br />reclamation costs as well as top soil placement as mining progresses. Top soil will be <br />placed on 3:1 slopes with a wheel loader and spread with a dozer. As you can see, the <br />