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<br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />March 1, 1999 <br />Page 2 <br />The most important wording of this item is "depending upon availability." The operator will attempt <br />to have an average of 6" of growth media where available. Attached is a picture of the profile of <br />Cascajo soils from the Pueblo area SCS report graphically depicting the above statements. <br />b. Reclamation, acreage being affected and reclaimed. Division is not clear regarding this <br />statement. <br />I can understand why this is not completely cleaz. The following may better explain what is intended: <br />l60 acres is the total permit acreage. A maximum of 30 acres will be affected at any one time, and <br />the financial warranty is calculated and will be submitted for this acreage. This is intended to be a <br />floating bond operation with workings proceeding from east to west, with a maximum of 30 acres <br />affected at any one time during the life of the operation. Reclamation will follow mining as closely <br />as possible so that no more than the 30 acres aze affected at any one time as workings move to the <br />west. This will probably involve a minimum of 5 - 10 acres at all times in the reclamation portion <br />of [he operation. <br />Exhibit G -Water Information <br />Division understands a fifty foot minimum setback from ephemeral drainages. <br />There is no setback proposed. The operation is separated from the drainages by the difference in <br />elevation, plus low berms of material to prevent any runoff effect to the drainages. <br />Exhibit L -Reclamation Costs <br />We have some differences of opinion in reclamation costs, and request the following attached <br />calculations be accepted for the financial warranty. <br />Cordially, <br />Lloyd . "Buck" Barnhart <br />Consultant and Agent for <br />Tony 1. Beltramo & Sons, Inc. <br />LVB/gb <br />cc: Beltramo <br />