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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY DeU~rtmem ni Namr~l Resources 1 31 }Sherman 51.. Room ' 1 5 D?over. Colorado (10'_03 Phone: I}OJI 05fi-}56T FAX. 0011 032-A10fi D I'JI S I ON p F MINERALS GEOLOGY 0.EC ~AMATION MI NING•SAFETY TO: State Representative Marcy Morrison e,ll p.,en, Guwrnor FROivI: Tony Waldron, Environmental Protection Specialist i LJ Greta E ~Valcher E.ecun.e D,cecmr DATE: January 3, 2000 ••,IChael e. Loos Division D~reccor RE: Your Request for Information - S/atus of Castle Concrete ~ Snyder (File No. M-77-210) and Pikeview (File No. M-77-211) Quarries Per your request, I have reviewed the status of the Snyder and Pikeview Quarries, which aze both operated by Castle Concrete. Following is a brief synopsis of recent activities for these sites. Snyder Ouarrv The Snyder Quarry has been in a period of reduced activity over the past couple of yeazs, however, Castle Concrete is planning to increase the mining activity at the site this yeaz (2000). Upon contacting Mr. Rick Pazaday of Castle Concrete, I was informed that they anticipate crushing and hauling material out of this quarry almost daily during the upcoming summer and fall (the starting date was not mentioned). No indication was given on how long this increased activity would last, but it was cleazly in response to mazket demand. During the inactive period a small amount of mining took place in the developed workings, but the primary activities were storm water management work along with limited reclamation and reclamation maintenance. Vegetation and topsoil stripping have also occurred in the West Ridee Area, in prepazation for the next mining phase, along with some internal material movement to~ improve the site drainage. Attached to this memo is a copy of the 1997 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR), which summarizes the most recent significant activity and details some of the reclamation monitoring. The last inspection conducted at this quarry veriFied the information contained in the 1997 ARR and did not identify any problems or violations. Pikeview Ouarry The Pikeview Quarry, in contrast to the Snyder Quarry, is in full production with some 800,000 to l million tons of crushed rock produced last yeaz. The quarry was in full compliance with the approved plan during the last scheduled inspection, and the most recent reclamation report indicates little change since that time.