2004-07-22_REVISION - M2003021

• Permit No: M2003021
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 7/22/2004
• Doc Name: Adequacy Ltr
• From: DMG
• To: Environmental Alternatives Inc.
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLOI~DO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY ~
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 86Cr3567
FAX: [phone]
July 22, 2004
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COLORADO
DIVISION O F
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
0.ECLAMATION•MI NING
SAFETY•SCIENCE
Bill Owens
Governor
Russell George
Ms. Angela Bellantoni ,~ Executive Director
Environmental Alternatives, IIIC. Ronald W. Canany

113 Latigo Ln., #D-324 Division Dln!C[Or
Natural Resource Trustee
Canon Clty, CO. $1212

Re: Adequacy Letter, Amendment Application (AM-01), Ranch Land Rock Pit #2, M-2003-021
Deaz Ms. Bellantoni:
The Division completed a technical review of your amendment application. Following aze a few
items that need to be addressed in order to meet the minimum requirements of the Act/Rules and
Regulations:
1. Exhibit C -pursuant to requirements of Rule 6.2.1(2)(e) the maps and exhibits should be
no smaller than 1"=660 feet. The maps you submitted aze 1"= 1320 feet. Please redo the
maps in exhibit C and exhibit F to comply with Rule 6.2.1 and submit 2 copies.
2. Exhibit D -counting the new access road, the disturbed area north of the weigh scales, the
weigh scale azea, the new refueling azea and the area being mined, it appeazs there aze, or
will be, more than 40-acres of disturbance. In the original permit application a phased
mining plan was approved. Each phase was to contain 40-acres. The existing access roads
were not included in the affected land azea (phased azea) since they were not significantly
improved. Does the operator intend to increase the size of the phased areas? If the
landowner wants the new road to remain as is when mining ceases you will need to
submit a signed and notarized document from the landowner stating that he wants the road
left.
In order fo identify the sequence of mining operations in the future (after the initial 6
phases have been mined) the operator will need to submit a technical revision outlining
the various phased areas (7 thru ?).
Confirm that the operator will install a weigh scale and a refueling station, and the
location of each structure. Also, provide the Division with specific information regazding
the spill control structure (size, clay lined or geomembrane lined, etc) and the capacity of
the constructed containment facility for the fuel tank as approved in the SPCC permit.
3. Exhibit F - see pazagraph 1 above regazding map scale requirement and copies.
Please show the expected physical appeazance of the entire proposed affected azea on the
Reclamation Plan map. The exhibit map you submitted only shows contour lines for the
currently permitted 240-acre affected land area.
4. Exhibit L -expected reclamation costs should include all the other disturbances outside
the 40-acre phased azea (weigh station, refueling station, new access road and recently
mined azeas not in the original permit azea).
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
Office of
Active and Inactive Mines
Colorado
Geological Survey