PERMFILE109876

• Permit No: M1999024
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 5/26/1999
• Doc Name: SAN ACACIO PIT FN M-99-024 2ND ADEQUACY REVIEW OF 110 PERMIT APPLICATION
• From: DMG
• To: COSTILLA CNTY
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SL, Room ?15
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
May 26. 1999
Ms. Elizabeth Pacheco, County Administrator
Costilla County
352 Main St.
San Luis, CO 81152
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Executive Director
Michael B. Long
Division Director
RE: San Acacio Pit (File M-99-024) 2"° adequacy review of 110 permit application
Dear Ms. Pacheco:
The Division has received and reviewed Mathew Valdez's May 18, 1999 response tD the Division's I"adequacy
review of the application for the San Acacio Pit. Certain adequacy issues were satisfied by the response and others
remain. The status of the adequacy concerns indicated in the Division's 1"adequacy review is as follows:
PAGE 2 OF APPLICATION: This adequacy concern regarding the location of the pit is satisfied. As
indicated earlier. the Division will accept the metes and bounds description of the proposed permit area supplied in
Exhibit A and as illustrated on the survey plat provided by Luchetti Land Surveying, Inc. Althoueh the Division is
not familiar with the "Costilla Estates Survey", use of which is made on Page 2 for locating the pit, the Division
will also accept that the location provided on Page 2 is valid for the area of the pit. The Division, however, remains
interested in determining the relationship of the Costilla Estates Survey and that based on the 6'" Principal Meridian
as well as the extent of the Costilla Estates Survey.
PAGE 2 OF APPLICATION: This adequacy issue regarding post mining land use is no[ satisfied. In
order for the Division to accept the identification of the post-mining land use of the mine site as
Industrial/Commercial, the Division must have evidence that the permit area is zoned by the County for such. The
information so far provided establishes the zoning of the site as being Agricultural.
Please change the post-mining land use to something compatible with the County's Agricultural zoning for
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the proposed mine site.
EXHIBIT B, Section (b): This adequacy issue regarding the existence of permanent man-made structures
within 200 feel of the affected area has been satisfied by the response.
EXHIBIT C, Section (b): This adequacy issue regarding topsoil salvage is not satisfied. You have
indicated your awareness of the existence of some topsoil in the area to be affected by the mining operation and that
you plan to stabilize the topsoil with vegetation. You have also indicated in your response to the Division's Exhibit
D, Section (c) (i) adequacy concern, that you consider a thickness of I-2 inches of topsoil as insufficent For
p~ reclamation purposes. You have then indicated that, under such circumstances, you will import and distribute 3 to 4
inches of topsoil. You have not, however, committed to salvaging and stockpiling the topsoil available onsite.
Please indicate if you plan to salvage and stockpile the topsoil available at the site or, if only I l0 2 inches
are encountered, that you do not intend to do so and will rely on imported topsoil For your reclamation.
EXHIBIT C, Section (c): This adequacy issue regarding overburden thickness has been satisfied by the
response.
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