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• III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />SOUTHWEST <br />LAND SERVICES, INC. <br />• <br />December 29, 1993 <br />Tom Gillis <br />Colorado Division of Mineral and Geology <br />1474 Main Ave., Room 223 <br />Durango, CO. 81301 <br />RE: Adequacy review- Bayfield Pit No. 1 Amendment No. AM002, <br />Permit No. M-87-038 <br />Dear Mr. Gillis, <br />Gosney and Sons, Inc. has asked Southwest Land Services, Inc. <br />as their agent, to address the comments provided us in your <br />letter dated December 14, 1993. Hopefully, we will be able <br />to address all comments and concerns in a manner that will keep <br />this process continuing. We will address each comment in the <br />same order as .addressed in your original letter. <br />ESTIMATED LIFE OF MINE <br />The life of the mine as noted in the public notice indicated <br />the life of the entire, proposed gravel pit and 6699 CR 521, <br />Bayfield, not just the life of Phases 5, 6 and 7, the phases <br />being added in the amendment. It was our understanding that <br />the public notice asked for the life of the entire gravel pit. <br />Please note that the life of the Phases 5, 6 and 7 will be as <br />stated, approximately 5-7 years, depending on demand and amount <br />of gravel encountered. <br />POST MINING LAND USE <br />We need a point of clarification concerning how long the DMG <br />feels responsible for the future land uses of property used <br />for gravel mining after reclamation? Gosney and Sons, Inc. <br />intend to use the land for rangeland/recreation purposes. <br />The statement in the Exhibit G - Water information concerned <br />possible future land use being residential. That would occur <br />after final reclamation has been completed for the entire gravel <br />pit and after the bond from the Division of Minerals and Geology <br />has been released. With the land use Master Plan approved by <br />the County, we indicated that the post mining uses would be <br />rangeland, but left open the future possibility for residential <br />development after mining ceases on the site. Neighbors in the <br />area tend to comment when the lifespan for the overall pit is <br />not addressed. Therefore, we are in the habit of using the <br />time span and possible ultimate uses mentioned in the Land Use <br />Master Plan. <br />MINE PLAN AND RECLAMATION PLAN MAPS <br />The comments concerning the maps and their clarity have been <br />d.b.a: PROPERTY ANALYSIS 8 DEVELOPMENT and SOUTHWEST NATURAL LANDSCAPES <br />PHONE: 303-259-2629 POSTOFFICE BOX 2673 DURANGO, COLORADO 61302 <br />' a'; , ,....rar .. ... , .. .a_wexx-.~m.~s'y-+-°~,..: cEr. .6`- r, .- 3:... - <br />