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• ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1 313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80?03 <br />Phone: (3031 8663567 <br />FA%: (3031 832-8106 <br />September 5, 2000 <br />Jonathan A Rooda <br />Arkansas Valley Surveying <br />PO BOX 1111 <br />31320 County Road 384A <br />Buena Vista CO 81211 <br />Re: Adequacy Letter, Pit Number One Permit Application, File No. M-2000-099 <br />Dear Mr. Rooda: <br />~~ <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLA MA710N <br />MINING•SAf EiY <br />Bdl Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Erecwive Duector <br />Michael B. Lang <br />Dlvlsion Director <br />r <br />The Division completed a technical review of the referenced permit application. In order to meet <br />the minimum requirements of the Actl Rules and Regulations the following items must be <br />addressed: <br />1. The permit application form stipulates only 9.12 acres aze to be permitted. However, the <br />exhibits show an affected area consisting of a 9.12 acre pit and a 0.49 acre access road. This <br />equals 9.61 acres. Page one of the application form must be revised to reflect the correct amount <br />of affected lands. You aze correct to include the access road in the permit area since the operator <br />intends to uoerade and maintain the existing road, pursuant to Rule 6.3.3(g), even [hough the <br />road will remain unreclaimed at the end of mining operations. <br />~ , 2. You stipulate in Exhibit B that there are no man-made structures within 200 feet of the <br />permit area. This implies the proposed permit area lies in an open range area; no fences. If true, <br />the permit area may need to be fenced after mining ceases in order to prevent grazing. <br />3. The submittal stipulates that the access road is existing but will be upgraded and <br />maintained. Please describe in detail how the road will be upgraded and maintained. <br />4. If groundwater is encountered the operator will need to comply with Colorado water laws <br />~i~ or backfill the areas which have encountered water. The operator needs to commit to completing <br />one of these remediation requirements. <br />5. The operator proposes to leave 2:1 sideslopes. Pursuant to Rule 6.3.4(I)(b), if the applicant <br />~ proposes slopes steeper than 3:1 the applicant must include ajustification that supports steeper <br />~ slopes for the proposed post-mining land use, and demonstrates compliance with the applicable <br />performance standards of Section 3.1. <br />