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UnTed States Department of the Interior <br />OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />BROOKSTU\VERS <br />1020 15TH STREET <br />DENVEK, COLORADO 80'_02 <br />OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIItEC'1'OR <br />Mr. Wayne Sowards <br />Utah International, Inc. <br />Box 187 <br />Craig, Colorado 81625 <br />Dear Mr. Sowards: <br />30 Mnr '9do <br /> <br /> <br />„ ~ -,~.,~ <br />LOfD. ~.Il a~~ ~~ :.. ...... .. ... ~.. _.~.. ~... <br />The Office of Surface Mining (OSI.1) staff has completed its review of Utah <br />International's proposed plan for the reclamation of the Johnson Culch <br />drainage in "E" pit and its eventual extension through "A" pit. Based on <br />staff visits to the Trapper Mine site and a review of [he reclamation plan <br />submitted by U.I, on clay 20, 1980, we find the proposed minor modification to <br />your backfilling and grading plan acceptable. The Bureau of Land Management <br />(BLM) and the U. S. Geological Survey (USCS) concur with our findings. <br />I[ is my understanding that U.I. intends to submit a post-mining topography <br />map for the mine plan area in August of this year. A copy of this map must be <br />submitted to this office and approved by OSM prior to approving additional <br />tops oiling under 30 C1~R 211.41 or reviewing additional requests for <br />modifications to your backfillin~ and grading plan. This request is being <br />made in order to avoid future delays in approving topsoiling of regraded areas <br />and to ensure that reclamation procedures at the mine result in the most <br />practical and stable post-mining configuration possible. <br />If you have any further questions, please contact Tom Pike of my staff: (303- <br />837-3773). <br />Sincerely, <br />cc: Jerry Zimpfer, CMLR <br />--~~w~.;--~__ <br />DONALD A. CRANE <br />Ufi i _ ~ t. li <br />