2000-12-21_REVISION - M1977300

• Permit No: M1977300
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 12/21/2000
• Doc Name: PN M-77-300 RECLAMATION LIABILITY RELEASE FOR PART OF THE AFFECTED ACREAGE AT THE COTTER CORP SCHWAR
• From: COTTER
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: AR1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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COTTER DEC 2 1 20M
Division of Minerals and Geo9yDecember, 2000
Mr. Tony Waldron
State of Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
RE: Permit No. M-77-300 Reclamation Liability Release for Part of the Affected Acreage
at the Cotter Corporation Schwartzwalder Mine.
Dear Mr. Waldron:
The Schwartzwalder Mine (Mine) is located in Jefferson County with a tot al permitted
affected, or potentially disturbed, acreage of 57 acres in Section 25, T2S, R71 VV, 6PM and
Section 8, T3S, R70W, 6PM. The reclamation permit No. M-77-300 for this operation is a
Hard Rock 112/UG permit for metal mining. Cotter Corporation is requesting a reclamation
liability release for 10.88 acres of the current affected acreage of 57. The location and
quantity of the acreage requested for release from reclamation liability is depicted on the
attached maps (see Figure 1 "M-77-300 — Section 25, T2S, R71W, 6th P.M. Affected
Acreage Release Dec. 2000" and Figure 2 "M-77-300 — Section 8, T3S, R701N, 6th P.M.
Affected Acreage Release Dec. 2000"). A brief narrative description of each tract of affected
area that liability release is requested for is provided below.
1. Section 25, T2S, R71W, 6th P.M. Affected Acreage Release:
a. Tract A = 1.55 Acres
Tract A consists of a total of 1.55 acres that lie along the west bank of Ralston Creek
at the west end of the mine site. Part of this acreage (approximately 0.65 acres) has
been disturbed by mining operations, having been used as a training ground for the
site mine rescue teams. The remainder of the acreage in this tract has never been
disturbed by mining operations.
b. Tract B = 6.12 Acres
Tract B consists of a total of 6.12 acres that lie south of the East Dump anj along the
east bank of Ralston Creek at the west end of the mine site. The acreage in this tract
has never been disturbed by mining operations. Note that an access road along the
creek between Tract A and Tract B will remain as affected acreage.
c. Tract C = 1.82 Acres
Tract C consists of a total of 1.82 acres of drill access roads and stations that lie on
the ridge that overlooks the floor of the Ralston Creek drainage from the south. The
acreage in this tract was disturbed by mining operations and has been reclaimed.
Cotter Corporation Telephone[phone]
Schwartzwalder Mine,P.O.Box 1017,Golden,CO 80402-1017 USA Fax[phone]