PERMFILE102225

• Permit No: M1998058
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/9/1998
• Doc Name: MAP
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

FROM OakCreekPublicLibrary ~ PHONE N0. 1+970+736+8371• Nov. 09 1998 05:34PM P2
Mr. Cazl Mount 9 November 1998
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology LETTER SENT VIA FAX
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Responses to Adequacy Response Letter # 2 to Permit Application M-98-058.
Dear Mr. Mount:
This letter is being written in response to the letter received from Ms. Erica Crosby from your
office wherein three additional concerns were identified wherein additional information was
requested and the letter sent by Mr. C.D. Johnson of Johnson Excavation, Inc, last week, wherein
the commitment was made that we requested until Monday 9 November 1998 to supply this
information. The purpose of this letter is to address the additional concerns identified in Ms.
Crosby's letter and supply you with the information requested in that letter. In order to ensure
that each of the concerns found in her letter is addressed, we will restate her concern and offer
our response
DMG Concern: 1. Two easement holders were notified of the operation on October 17,
]998. The applicant will seed to obtain a written waiver from the Yampa Valley Electric
Association and US West of their right to the 41 day comment period. If the applicant is
unable to obtain written waivers, the decision date will need to be extended an additional
41 days to allow for comments.
Response: Enclosed are comment letters from both the Yampa Valley Electric Association and
US West Communications saying they have reviewed our proposed development plans and that
this operation will have no effort oa utility operations or their easements. These letters also state
that these are the final comments they will have regazding this matter.
2. The applicant has provided docamentation of an agreement with Pablic Service
Company to install strain gauges and provide monitoring of the gauges by Public Service
Company. The applicant further commits to provide copies of the strain gauge reports to
the Division. The plan is acceptable, but must be clearly described in the permit. The
Division saggests that the applicant provide copies of all strain gauge data with each
annual reclamation report, with the exception of cases where unacceptable strains are
detected by the gauges. In this case the Division, must be notified within 24 hours after the
applicant has knowledge of the problem (Role 8.1). The Applicant must farther commit to
maintenance of a minimum 200-foot setback from the pipeline until the strain gauges are
installed and initial readings recorded.
Response: The Applicant has prepared a new Permit Application page, numbered page 9a which
specifically addresses these concerns.
3. The applicant states that there is a remote potential for nine percent of the mine are [sic]
to potentially lower the elevation of the Anderson's well since the bottom of the pit floor is
below the elevation corresponding to their well. The Division agrees with the applicant that
there is a remote potential for the proposed mining operation to adversely affect the
Anderson's well because of the deptb and location of the pit in relation to the well.