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4. Concurrent reclamation will be done on the west and central areas of the original 110 permit area and the northwest ridgeline areas of the site within the current amended (112) 18.45 acre permit Tlris azea has been muted (or had no gravel present to mine), paztially re-graded and sloped and can be readily reclaimed. D~Ir. Gray has requested that the operator clean-up, finished grade and seed the area as soon as possible. Prior to any disturbance into the proposed expansion area, that area will be finished graded have topsoil applied and be seeded. The 5.30 expansion area is to be used more for reclamation activities rather than for aggregate mining operations as the gravel reserves in the expansion area will not be mined due to extreme overburden thickness. The 5.30 acres will be disturbed as part of the reclamation activities a[ the site in order [o reduce possible remnant high-wall sections or steeper than 3:1 slopes. The currently bonded 18.45 acres will be partially reclaimed before the fatal reclamation at the site so the full proposed 23.75 acres will not be disturbed by mining, only by the reclamation at the site. The applicant feels that the bond can be kept lower as the final site disturbance will be during the final site reclamation 5. ~1 copy of the approved Montrose County Weed Control Plan was included in the original application. :lttothet copy is attached. 6. A copy of the public notice is attached. Notice was posted for 4 weeks (9, I6, 23 and 30, November 2005) in the Montrose Press. The final date for comment is December 21, 2005. ~1ll prerriously requested and copies of the above items have been placed and or are already on file with the Montrose County Clerk and recorder's Office fox public review (transmittal letter and receipt enclosed). Please contact me if you have any questions at (719) 655-2709. Thank }'ou Regards, ~//y/~ //f // .LZ` / ~/ ~imZ~N~ Timothy Ivf. c on Geologt