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MEMORY TRANSMI SS I ON REPORT PAGE 0 V TIIJE :JUN-03-03 11:59 TEL NUh~ERt: 36663567 NAME :Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology FILE NUh~ER 188 / DATE JUN-03 11:59 ~/V1 - 1 ~ -77 ' 7j ,G TO $3035692029 ~ m , ~ ,1 / "f DOCUb1ENT PAGES 002 ` Q C "aI /1~x~ ~ ~~~e~ I~ I"a.,vt,e '. .j" START TINE JUN-03 11:59 W~ y y Ja ~/ '~ /~~ -l vL O~ mil! 'L ~ e'7 END TIME JUN-03 11:59 SENT PAGES 002 STATUS OK FILE NUMBER :199 **x SUCCESSFUL TX NOTICE *** IInixaa 9tatas 8waat Snlphnr 9 Tin Mllc Drlvc DaparemPax of sarviea Raa~w Dbtaic[ P.O. Bmc 10 A~ricotmra Granby, CO aa646 RECE~V EO valeu, two) asyrloo TDa, web: ....m.r _ ~d_a.i~ta.-..~, S~f /~~~ e ~~r7,,~ed ~9VC :r ... saw-aiox • `^ ptla Codas 2020-2-1 •a~e sea a.otoav 9biaion of MNa ,~ ~ `^.`w.. Dn[si_ ... _. ._. Sandra L. HrOwn - ~ PoaNt~ Fax Note 707t . i~ $ Senior Hnviroamantal proceciioa Specialist Te ~ v.o... State of Colorado-Derision of Minerals and Geology , moo ao ~ `c 1313 Sharman Street. Room 215 Y v„m.. n Danv<r. CO 80203 ~ w r - ^ o am S .. -x Dear Ms_ Brown: Thaxak you for your letver of May 14, 2003, responding to Forest Service coacems pertaixiing to the Henderson Mine and Mill Reclamation Permit Amendment AM-04_ In lay letter of March 10, 2003, cvzrtmen[s were provided vn cwv sections of the proposed auieadmanc: 1) Proposal to reclaim the ta33ing impoundment using a wet cover. rather than dtc dry cover currently required by die reclamation plan, and 2) Change is post-mining land use. Your 3/14/03 latter, ss wall as presentations ai the pre-hoaring conference held in Hot Sulphur Springs on May 20. 2003. addtesaed both of those coneems in TLC following meaner. 1. S<czton 2.4-CAunge sn R<clarr,azton Plun and Pore-mining Lured Use at rAc Tailings I. poundm<ns: Concepruel AZmrnotiwe: The wet c reclamation proposal was only ccpcual to nag:ro_ Vacil dasigaa nddrnss pg the enginCering sad hydrologic issues evolved is a wet cover reclamation project arc prepared by Hcnderaon, and re..icwcd sad accapced by the Division of Minerals and Oeolegy, there is no assurance [1i c the project will be implemented or even Yeasible. Thmiafo[ta, ax xhia time, the wet c r proposal is being deferred, and Henderson will bn required co imple[aetat die dry c ver plan until such time ae n wet cover plan may be approved and properly bonded. Consideration of a wet curer plera will be through the permit amendment process, including public notice and eoinmene opportunity, in which the Forest Services will be included. At sssch rlinn that Henaarsoa proposes n wet cove process in the Aatura, the Forest Service requests that adequate sci<nxi£ic data b< provided to. the Foroat Serriee for evaluation of the process. 'The materials subxrutted in the proposed amendment dated 7anuary 13, 2003. did not pibv3de adequate informatioh about the wet cover proposal. Ac this ci[a<, riots isauc is resvlved tv tho satisfaction of the Forest Service 2. S<crion 2.2-Ciaunge !n G<neral Pnsr-mining Lund Ursr Hendcrsoq's reclatnasion plan for tree and ahraab planting will romaia unchanged under chc wader die proposed axxieadxraeat For all areas of the affected land with die exception of the tolling impoundmaac. The ceiling impouadm<a[ will be reveg<taced to grass and fortis, and [red and shrub islands will be established. Troe island size and spacing will be based on adequate spacing for small maaamals. Although Henderson still wishes to change the land use designation from Open Poroac co Rangeland, the stocking plan will r main at xhe Climax Poresx Manag<mcat Plan stocking level of 400-435 erees per acre. Haaderson's cotaraitaacat xo CarleII for nee Lapel and sarrxae: People nn.i.a e.. n.era.a r.... "