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STATE OF COLORADO BIII Owens, Gowmor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE A41 EOUAL OPPORTUNRY EMPLOYER Bruce McCloskey, Direek7t 6080 Broed•riy Denver, Cobrado 80218 TelepMne: (3031287-1 t92 7anuary 07, 2005 Ma. Erica $. Crosby EnvQOnmerttel Protech~ $pecralist Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherrnaa Street, Room 215 Drover, CO g0203 . _J ...,.,rJ Re: King Monalain Gravel, I.I.C, Hewn Pit, PermN No. M-197&314, RevLdon No. CN-1 Dear Ma Crosby: For ~!dlifr- ForPsop<< The following comments are based on Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) 5eld staffreview of the proposed project that included document review and a site visit Lr addition, data from the following materials was used to provide background and reference information for our comments on the proposed Kitrg Mountain Sand & Gravel Mine. Copies of these materials may be obtained upon requa4t • CROW. Wildlife Resource htfom~ation System (WRIST • Northern EaglelSouthan Routt Greats Sage-Grouse Conservation P1su • CDOWRsdio-Collared Greater Sago-Grouse Study: 2003 -Present We would Irke to note that the Regular (112) Operation Reclamation permit Application Form on the CD you provided for our review appeared to be sussing a portion of the applicatiaar for King MotmCtirl Sand and Gravel Mice prepared by Banks and Gesso. Subsequently, we were only able to renew the Introduction and Exhibit A. Exhibit B through Exhibit S were sot inciuded on the copy of the CD we received, nor were Attachments A-C. If you would hire the CROW to provide you with additional contents regarding those dociancnts, please forward them at your earliest convenience for our review. CDOW SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The existing gravel pit previously operated by Frank Hewes, now called King Motmtain Sand & Gravel Mine is located in agricultural rangeland approximately 5 mikes west of Toponas; CO. The property is located on the southwest portion of an area locally referred to as Five Pines Mesa The current pit is permitted far 10 acres, and has been part of an active mining operation. The petitioner is requesting that the permit acreage be expanded from this initial 10 acres to 341 acres. It is our understanding that the petitioner only intends to mine 184 of the 341 acres with no more than 67 acres being disturbed at any given time. The proposed mining operation will be to mine construction aggregates, and the petitioner is proposing to complete mining is four separate phases over a ZO-year period. It is also our understanding that ail proposed awning will be dry arming that will occur above the water table, dewatering will not be necessary, and the operation will include a DEPARTMENT OF N4TURAL RESOURCES, Russell George, Exeaittve Dkecbr WILDLIFE CCA~dv11SStDN. PhBp dames, ~ • JaRrey Crawford, Yk~•ChaY • Brad Phelps, Secretary Memhars, Renard Sleek • Tom Bwke . Ride Er~slrom . flake O'Neal . RobeA Staemaker • Kan Tarrea' Ex Ofitio Membwa, Russell George and Don Ament