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<br />• • iii-iiiiiiiiniii iii <br />J and K Limestone Products, LLC -. <br />RECEI!/.Ep Received ~ <br />DEC C ~ ;~1J~ <br />n:. ~ ~? 12(100 <br />Division [~ <br />o(Minerals and CeologY <br />November 29, 2000 Durango Field Office <br />. i.. ~ ~ -: Division of Minerals & Geology <br />:.., <br />`~ .._ . - <br />1fr. Steve Shure , ,. J (ty F^~ r :.-. v.~ <br />Dicinion of \(ruerals :uui Geologt r'~•.+ -. ~. r °'~ 'F '""-"• ~`.'•r-~ y <br />'.111 C:unmo Del Kro, Rnom 125 ~,°~~ ~~ <br />llurango, Colorado 51301 <br />SiYi=:~ ~-- <br />RE: Response to 112c Application Preliminary Adequacy Review for Constntction Materials Regular <br />(112) Operation Reclamation Permit Application (or J and K Limestone Products LLC. -Villa Grove <br />Pit; Saguache County, Colorado; File No. M-2000-11G. <br />Dear Steve: <br />Please find below) and I< Limestone Products, LLC response to adeyuace recicw commenrs conuwreJ in <br />tour lever of Noeember 32, 2000, concerning our l'dla Grose R[ Construction Materials Regular 113c <br />Operation Reclamation permit.\pphamon. Response comments follow the order presented m your letter. <br />I. :1 cope of the CD(~T access agreement/permt is enclosed. Relevant sections of the document are <br />hrgbLghred <br />2. Copws of the Damage W'atver 9greements with Saguache County' and Quest Communications are <br />enclosed agreements have been signed and notarized by both parties. <br />3. :1s we discussed dumtg ow telephone conversation of I I/21/2000, topsoil mntenal will be stopped <br />using scraper type egwpmenr :utd smckpiled in the designated buffer zone around the perimeter of <br />the acnvr area of uperuuons Initial topsoil stockpiles will be located m a berm which rcdl be <br />constructed m the buffer zone :dongside the extreme ~restnn edge of the pmposzJ mining area drat <br />is adjacent to the US Fi\\'l• 285 RO\~'. This area along the htghwsc KO\G. udll be among the I:tst amts <br />to be rruned ~a[ rite sue. Topsoil nom taus si„rk p,lz area u~;rl I>e used to recl::rm pit f!r:or areas and <br />adjacent 3.1 slope areas. Topsoil s[ockpded in other perimeter buffer r.Ones call he used to mclaim <br />adj~acrnt 3:1 slopes <br />The suxkpdc berm :dongside the Ittgh~rat tutll he constntcted as a high wide casual barrier to the <br />highwaq~ with :tpprostmate dunensions uF 1000 fl long s 30 It wide x 12 ft high (maximum). Thr <br />rolumr of this bran would he approvmateh' 13,333 cubic yards. The Wu:d dtsnubed area for the <br />crusher spread and product stuckpdes as sorted in Exhibit D (d), paragraph 2, is 10 to 12 acres. <br />Topsoil stopped from I I acres of the sue to a depth of approstmately 111 inches equates to <br />approsunateh' 13,31Ua'. The muting/reclamauun plans speuft that concurrent reclamation activities <br />will take place as part of the operuuuns at the sue. 9s stated m F_xhibtt E, (e), (w), (5), ":\t anytime or <br />phase/s'tagc of operations ar the propusrd pernut area, areas wuhw [hc escav~ated pv floor mop <br />undergo reclamation if these areas arc not needed for equipment staging or product ,mckpiGng° <br />\CSth concurrent reclamauun, [opsod stockpiles will be reduced as reclamation activures take place in <br />conjunction with mining operations. \s such, s'uffiaent room will be available for topsoil stockpiles <br />1410 S. Cty. Rd. 2 E. Monte Vista, CO 81144 <br />(719) 852-2760 Fax (719) 852-2185 <br />