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<br />c~. <br />4-,~ <br />//1~~1 1 v <br />APR 1. ~, <br />~ 4 20p6 ~_~ <br />p~~iEip u~~'~ ~~F~',jno~~ <br />~ Gep'o9y <br />7040 W. Hwy. 160 Alamosa, CO 81101 (719) 589-6671 <br />April 1, 2006 <br />Bob Oswald <br />~ , Division of Minerals & Geology / <br />/ 701 Camino Del Rio, Room 125 U' ~ ow (•/1,,`wj~ iw'ro <br />Durango, CO 81301 l <br />/ I..u-se- ~ , <br />RE: Del Norte West Valley Pit `~ <br />Permit No. M-2001-069 / <br />Dear Bob: <br />We have nearly completed mining in the south end of Phase I and need to expand <br />our operation into the Area shown as Phase II on the revised map enclosed. We <br />have also addressed some other changes on this map. <br />The original mining plan called for the extraction to begin immediately south of the <br />well and proceed in a southwardly direction to the south end of Phase I. Luckily we <br />began mining on the south side of what we believed at that time to be an abandoned <br />ditch. As it turned out, the ditch was reactivated by the adjacent land owner and <br />used for irrigation purposes on land to the east of our staging area. The ditch <br />location shows on the map and is labeled as Intermittent Ditch. We have also re- <br />aligned another ditch along the southern and eastern edge of the property for the <br />adjacent land owner. This is the ditch we were building during your last inspection. <br />Mining in Phase I began along the south side of the intermittent ditch and proceeded <br />to the south. The pit wall along the west edge was left near vertical, while the other 3 <br />sides were sloped as we mined. Much of the pit floor is covered with aggregate <br />stockpiles, we have not applied overburden or topsoil to the floor or side slopes. <br />The upper area of Phase I that lies north of the intermittent ditch is also used for <br />aggregate stockpiles. We have no intent on mining this area between the well and <br />the ditch. <br />We would like to begin mining Phase II working the entire face from north to south, <br />mining to the west. Aggregates will continue to be stockpiled either on the pit floor or <br />in Phase I or Phase II north of the ditch. <br />.•n1,rn...~ <br />~c~, <br />O~, n <br />Y. <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br />