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~~ ` ~ STATE OF ii i i iiiii i iniii iii 999 COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Departmem of Nalu rzl Resources U73 Sherman SL, Room 215 F~` Denver, Colorado 80?03 II ~ ` Phone: 17031 Rbb-356% II F Ah: 0031 837-A 106 DEPA[iTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Roy Romer July 25, 1997 covcrnor I•~mes 5. Lorhhcad Mr. George Temple E`"~°"ve Dke°nr Midwestern Farms hLChacl B. L°np P.O. BOX 246 Drviv°n Director Wiley, CO 81092 RE: Permit No. M-93-059; Reclamation Plan Revision Dear Mr. Temple: This letter is written as a follow-up to the site meeting that we had last fall concerning mining and reclamation operations at your gravel pit near Holly, Colorado. During that meeting we had discussed the possibility of submitting an amendment to the permit to address some of the problems that you were experiencing with excessive waste material. This problem could affect the overall reclamation plan as well as creating operational constraints with respect to affected area needed to efficiently conduct mining operations. Since the Division has not received an amendment to date, we felt that a follow-up letter would be appropriate at this time. Additionally, Mike Long and I are planning to be in the Holly area on August 8, 1997 and would like to conduct a follow-up site meeting to further discuss the mining and reclamation plans. The two main concerns that were discussed on site both centered around the higher than expected amount of waste sand that was being generated during the mining process. The first concern was that of being restricted to 113 acres of total affected area at any given time. Although the entire permitted area is approximately 1,470 acres, the 113 acre affected acre restriction was self-imposed to contain the financial warranty costs. Of this 113 acres, at least 40 acres will be perpetually disturbed throughout the life of the mine due to the fact that the processing plant is located there. We did discuss the possibility of removing the plant from the rest of the permit, however, this does not appear to be a viable option. If the plant processed material from several sites and was a stand alone operation, it could be removed from the permit. Since this is a captured plant that only processes material from this mine, it must be considered part of the permitted acreage. However, the small block plant to the southwest could be removed from the permitted or affected acreage along with other incidental areas that have not or will not be affected.