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Mr. Carl Mount <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />June 15, 2005 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />As listed below, reclamation of the site has complied with additional subsections of the <br />Reclamation Performance Standazds. <br />3.1.5 Materials Handling <br />To meet requirements, the following activities were performed. <br />• Grading created a final topography appropriate for the permitted final land use, <br />pastureland. <br />• Backfilling was performed with adequate compaction for stability. No structures are <br />planned for the site, so compaction testing was not necessary. <br />• No mining highwalls were left on the site and all slopes were graded to control potential <br />erosion and siltation. <br />• Grading of all slopes was done as mining progressed. <br />• No refuse, acid-fornung, of toxic producing materials were mined or produced on the site. <br />• No drill or auger holes were part of the mining operations and no edits or shafts were <br />created. <br />• No significant slopes were left on the site. Slopes are consistent with the pre-existing <br />topography and appropriate for use as pastureland. <br />• The reclamation choice for pastureland may require that the azea be plowed, planted and <br />mowed. The area is graded so farm machinery can traverse the area when needed. <br />• Structural fill was not used to bacltf Il the excavated pit. <br />• Material that could potentially cause unauthorized releases of pollutants to the surface <br />drainage system was not mined or disposed of within the affected area. <br />• No unauthorized release of pollutants to groundwater occurred from materials mined or <br />handled within the permit azea. <br />All back#illing and grading was done as mining progressed. Final grading was completed in <br />2003 after the completion of mining activities. Revegetation at the site was performed in <br />~Fa112003 and Spring 2004. <br />3.1.6 Water-General Requiremeats <br />Disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and surrounding area were <br />minimized. <br />• The operator has complied with applicable Colorado water laws and regulations <br />governing injury to existing water rights. <br />• The operator has complied with applicable federal and Colorado water quality laws and <br />regulations, including statewide water quality standards and site-specific classifications <br />and standards adopted by the Water Quality Control Commission. <br />• The operator has complied with all applicable federal and Colorado dredge and fill <br />requirements. <br />• No temporary or permanent siltation structures were constructed. <br />• No dams were constructed in conjunction with this permit. <br />• All surface azeas of the affected land were stabilized to control erosion. <br />