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- 3 - October 29, 2007 <br />Planned operations will not create any additional greater than 2H:1V slopes <br />than already existent at the site. Most existing slopes and steep faces would <br />actually be stabilized and reduced by the proposed activities as the weathered rock is <br />pulled down and removed. As the mining progresses west and north material from <br />above the 1.34 acre operation area the rock would be fed down-slope onto the <br />west-side of the Operations Area to be further processed, stockpiled or loaded for <br />transport as boulder or rip-rap material. Current areas above the road are very steep <br />and will not be mined accept in relation to requests b}~ Moffat County fox some <br />future limited rock mitigation/rock-fall abatement. <br />6. The applicant agrees with the DRM&S recommendation to add the following shrub <br />species to the current recommended DRM&S seed mix: Wyoming Big Sagebrush, <br />Skunk Brush, Sumac, Sexviceberry and Chokecherry. The seed mix to be used by the <br />applicant for topsoil stockpIle stabilization will be the recommended seed mix (brass <br />species) proposed for the fmal reclamation less the suggested shrub species <br />7. Soil amendments will be added to salvaged top-soils and any crusher fines to be used <br />as topsoil. Compost material and limestone will be added to increase organic content <br />and for pH adjustments. Topsoil and crusher fines considered for topsoil will be <br />stockpiled and seeded for stabilization for future use in site reclamation. <br />8. The #5 Comment on the Exhibit E -Mining Plan Map about the "anticipated <br />limited additional disturbed area....etc,...is simply a reference that out of a Total <br />Permit Area of 8.14 acres only an approximate 1.66 acres will be NEW <br />disturbance....1.34 acres has already been disturbed and reclaimed. The 1.34 acre <br />area will be disturbed again...as it... or, rather the flatter portions of it, will be used <br />as the operations area. This a ves an approximate total of 3.0 acres that map be <br />disturbed and require reclamation. Some upper areas are rock now (pre-mine) and <br />will be bedrock out-crop and difficult to seed (post mine). The operations area <br />would be reclaimed as before and would resemble the current pre-mine conditions at <br />the site. The reclaimed slopes and relative site topography will also be similar to the <br />current conditions at the site as the weathered rock material is removed to the <br />bedrock. <br />9. The applicant notes the Division's determination as to the rock t}*pe in the outcrop. <br />The Applicant looks forward to the final DRM&S the approval of this application Please <br />contact me if you have any other comments or questions at (719) 655-?709. Thank you. <br />Regards, <br />- ~~~~~ <br />Timo M. canlon <br />Geologist <br />