Laserfiche WebLink
<br />July 5, 1994 <br />Western Fuels-Colorado, New Horizon Mine <br />P.O. Box 628 ,-. -- <br />NuGa, CO 81424 R~`~}'(~' F.. <br />JAL 7 1984 <br />Mr. Harry Ranney <br />Division of Minerals & Geology n" ~~ 'on a it"ury,r;; . 1 , ;', , <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 ~:.~qy <br />Denver, CO. 80202 <br />RE: TECHNICAL REVISION TO THE POST-MINE LAND USE AND SEED MIXTURE AT THE NEW <br />HORIZON 1 MINE, PERMIT NO. C-81-008. <br />Deaz Mr. Ranney: <br />~~ <br />Westem Fuels-Colorado, L1C, purposesPa change in the post-mine land use fora 19 acre fract of land at the <br />New Horizon 1 Mine. This 19 acre,P ~of land is northwest of the Montrose County landfill and is also <br />known as the Rice House Tract This area is curzentiy permitted to be reclaimed as rangeland. The <br />surrounding 45 plus acres is scheduled to be reclaimed as dryland pasture. The Norwood Soil Conservation <br />Service recommends that we change the reclamation plan to make the entire area dryland pasture and to <br />change our seed mix from approximately 13 speaes to 6. By making these changes, the reclamation will be <br />easier to manage and be more likely to suxeed. A copy of the letter received from SCS should be inserted <br />as Attachment 22-1 of the New Horizon Mine 1 permit. <br />The second land use change WFC purposes is the areas covered by NPDES Ponds 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, <br />006, and the access roads leading to each. WFC purposes the use of surrounding suitable subsoil or spoil as <br />the growth media for these areas. WFC would have redistributed the salvaged topsoil for these areas if there <br />was any, but there was none. WFC has taken soil samples from the surrounding area and have found the <br />quality of soil to be about the same as the subsoil the roads and embankments are constructed of. A <br />commercial fertilizer such as 18-46-0 will need to be added to the soil to bring the nutrient level up to <br />standard. <br />Tab 22 and Exhibit 22-1 of the permit has been revised. I have enclosed two copies of Tab 22, Exhibit 22-1, <br />the proposed notice of publication, and the application form for your files. Please remove Exhibit 22-3 from <br />your permit book because Exhibit 22-1 provides the same information. If you have any questions, please <br />call. <br />Si cerely, `~ <br />~~~.~~a~ <br />Ross L Gubka, P.E. <br />Chief Engineer <br />cc: Murari Shrestha <br />OSM, Albuquerque <br />County Court annex, Nucla <br />