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', <br />October 1, 1977 <br />House Bill 1065 <br />Hendricks Mining Company <br />Limited Impact Operation <br />Page 2 <br />Reclamation Costs - Since we have actually reduced the size <br />of the mine dump we inherited with the property and foresee no <br />future need to expand the dump, roadways or affected surface <br />areas, no area will be affected. The only addition to cur <br />present operation will be the construction of new buildings <br />similar to ones we have constructed over the past three years. <br />Please see photos. <br />Upon completion of our mining activities, we will have eliminated <br />all previously existing dumps and returned that small area to <br />its natural contour. These costs are part of our daily mining <br />costs and represent such a small part of the operation ':hat it <br />is hard to figure what, if any, reclamation costs we shrill incur. <br />Your help on this matter will be appreciated. <br />Hendricks I~iining Company, under the direction of Thomas S. Hendricks, <br />who has lived year round on the property for over seven years, <br />has practiced dedicated and strict environmental precautions <br />and will continue to do so on our own. An inspection by your <br />organization will bear this out. <br />• ',~Jildlife, 'dater Resources, `legetation and Soils - The wildlife <br />of the immediate area consists of small mammals, rodents and <br />small birds. Examples of each might includes Colorado mountain <br />squirrels, mice, and bluejays. Big game animals are transitory <br />throughout this region. A number of the varied specie:: of <br />animals have become friendly to our operation and can i'requently <br />be seen in and around our property and buildings. 'rJe }lave taken <br />special interest in the gray whistler or marmot and ha~re protected <br />it in many instances from tourists who feel they make :i good <br />target for rocks. There are no fish or water animals :associated <br />with the small stream which flows for six months a year through <br />the property. <br />'.Vater resources are not altered by this operation. The small <br />amount of water discharged from mine dewatering operations first <br />enters two settling ponds prior to entering Coon Trail Creek. <br />This entire discharge operation is governed by the Colorado State <br />Health -epartment and our records are on file with them. No other <br />water resources are affected by the operation in term: of drainage, <br />stream displacement, lakes, tributaries, or the like. <br />'Phe vegetation and soil will be revegetated with nati~'e species <br />as recommended by the Colorado Soil Conservation Service. <br />SUP~IIyIARY - Hendricks tvlining Company, after reading the rules and <br />. regulations put forth by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board, is not sure House Bill 1065 applies to our ope:°ation since <br />we aren't or don't plan to affect any new area. It is our hope <br />that we can work with you should we be classified under any of <br />