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<br /> <br />amount of financial warranty required by DMG. Please note that Rule 6.4.4(e) <br />states that an operator shall not be required to meet specific dates for initiation, or <br />completion of mining in a phase as may be identified in the timetable. Please <br />clarify. <br />3. Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan, Rule 6.4.5 The Reclamation Plan does not appear <br />to contain a schedule indicating how and when reclamation will be implemented, as <br />required by Rule 6.4.5(2-1e-. If the operation will not be phased and the entire 48 <br />acres will be affected prior to initiation of reclamation, the exhibit is adequate. <br />However, should the applicant desire to implement a phased plan and benefit from <br />a reduced amount of financial warranty, the reclamation plan must contain <br />additional details describing how and when reclamation will be implemented. <br />Please clarify. <br />The Reclamation Plan states that fertilizer and mulch are not required. However, <br />the NRCS recommendation included fertilizer. Additionally, Rule 3.1.10(5) include <br />fertilizer and mulch as appropriate techniques for the operator to employ for <br />revegetation. DMG reclamation cost estimation will anticipate a greater rate of <br />revegetation failure if mulch and fertilizer are not utilized. Please clarify. <br />4. Exhibit F -Reclamation Plan Map, Rule 6.4.6 The Reclamation Plan Map <br />shows three topsoil stockpiles, the crusher site, and the access road to be <br />permanent structures. However, the Reclamation Plan text indicates that the <br />crusher site will be reclaimed and that the topsoil stockpiles will be utilized during <br />final reclamation. Please clarify. <br />5. Exhibit G -Water Information, Rule 6.4.7 The application indicates that water <br />will be utilized for dust suppression purposes. Please provide an estimate of the <br />annual volumes of water utilized and projected amount from each of the sources of <br />water to supply the project, as required by Rule 6.4.7(3) and (4). <br />6. Exhibit H -Wildlife Information, Rule 6.4.8 Please provide the information <br />required by Rule 6.4.8(111d-. <br />7. Technical Revision to the Application Exhibit M and Exhibit 0 of the <br />application do not indicate that BLM administrate the mineral rights of the affected <br />area. However, the attached correspondence from the BLM indicate that the <br />mineral rights of the affected lands are federal and managed by the BLM, and that <br />a BLM permit or sales contract is required. Please submit a Technical Revision to <br />the application to revise the permit to identify the presence of federal minerals and <br />verify the legal right of entry to extract the federal minerals. DMG requires that the <br />following portions of the application be revised: the permit application form, item 6, <br />Name of owner of subsurface rights of affected land; Exhibit M -Other Permits <br />and Licenses; Exhibit N -Source of Legal Right to Enter; and Exhibit O -Owner(s) <br />of Record of Substance to be Mined. <br />2 <br />