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• III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII • <br />Arkins Park,_$tQne Corp. <br />5975 N. l:ounty Road 27 <br />Loveland, Colorado 80538 <br />(970) 663-1920 <br />FAX (970)663-2315 <br /> <br />June 27, 1999 <br /> <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />Dept, of Natural Resources FtED~~VED <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 9 ~ggg <br />JUl 1 <br />Attention: Ms. Erica Crosby ;,ivts,on 0(Mlnetab & G80109Y <br />RE: Arkins Park Stone Corp., Permit No. M-81-057 <br />Sprague-Red Lyons Quany <br />Dear Erica: <br />Please include in your files my response to your request for adequate maps with scales that also include <br />north direction, applicants name, date map was prepared and the name of qualified company providing such, and <br />titles of maps. 1 have also color coded the map [o show [he expected mining areas, waste or rip-rap piles and top <br />soil piles. These maps also include a legend to show these areas and roads, outlines of the expelled active area and <br />the total area to be permitted by Sprague's to allow for the free access and use of the property without interference <br />by other non-interested parties. We commit to not pushing any more rocks over the road to the west into Eagle <br />Canyon, but would like the priviladge of widening the road to the north and using the existing rip-rap piles located <br />on the map to the north of the #2 quarry for waste that was not able to be sold for ditch or lake fill, which would be <br />our first choice. The waste rock iri the other two quarries will be stored, compacted, and incorporated into the <br />work decks or staging areas of those quarries because that is how it is cared for now. It will be used later for the <br />reclamation. There are four maps included. <br />The discrepancy showing activity to the west of the road was to allow far the reclamation of the stones <br />that were pushed over the edge to give us adequate time to resolve this to the best of our ability. It was not to <br />represent additional activity with the exception of reclamation. <br />Response to D.O.W. eornments: The applicant, Arkins Park Stone, WILL CHECK ALL TREE THAT <br />ARE TO BE REMOVED AND ROCKY CLIFF AREAS TO BE MINED for the presence of RAPTOR NESTS <br />prior [a mining such areas. If nuts are found , the D.O. W, will be notified to check to see if they are active or <br />not. The recemendations of the D.O.W. will be followed at that time. <br />Reclamation will occur iin stages. As one area is depleated it will be reclaimed with the fines and top soil <br />reserved in the work decks or staling areas. Because these areas are well compacted but still pourous, they absorb <br />the run off from the bare quarry areas. Also, we cover the edges of these areas with strip ends and waste rock so <br />that no top soil is exposed to erasion mrun-off. When we reclaim the areas we will replace the trees, shrubs end <br />native grasses as stated in our previous seed and tree statement, or on a one-[acne basis, if that exceeds what we'd <br />aUeady planned. Small trees under six foot tall will be used to provide a better chance of survival. Native gasses <br />including at least three out of the: following: Western Wheatgrass, Smooth Bromegrass (or Mountain Brome), <br />Slender Wheatgrass, Sideoats Gamma, or lntermediateWheatgrass will be used at the rate of fifteen pounds per <br />acre when needed for temporary cover on stock piles of soil that will sustain growth and prevent erosion. We will <br />keep a small supply of these grasses available at all times for reclamation purposes. <br />