REP50945

• Permit No: M1977129
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 9/24/1979
• Doc Name: ANNUAL REPORT MLR 77-129 WHITEWATER BLDG MATERIALS CORP WHITEWATER PIT 500 MESA CNTY
• From: WHITEWATER BUILDING MATERIALS CORP
• To: MLRB
• Permit Index Doc Type: ANNUAL FEE / REPORT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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3@ptember'Zl, 1979
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Gentlemen:
5 E P 2 4 1979 READY MI]LED
CONCRETE
MlNEt1 LANG RECLAMA71AItl „{~ ,~ a~~~o
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Re:. Qdnual Report ~ MLR File ~f77~1 ,
1Vhitewater Building Materi'als•Corp.
Whitewatex Pit 50A -Mesa County
Miaigg and recl~taetion are proeeed~ng reasonably on schedule in accordance with. the
mining and recXaaation plans and timetables irct t'he origiup7. application.
Reference is ar~9.to 2¢LLRB Rnles anit Regulations, amended December 1977, Section.2.40:
~~ 2.4T (1) (a) . Mihing oper8iions ii~;6Cage I; 1976-1981; are about a year ahead of
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the estimated 43utetaN3~. 'The timetable is part of a technical
revision.~p be filgd sbon. 9$proximately 13.26± acres have been
• affected t~is`'year.
(b) Mi~jing o~e~aiiong in•Stage A, 1977-1981, ash continuing as planned,
We.•h2f3'e ~ffi~cCgd approximately 0.95 acre Chfs year.
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(2) (a) Reclamatic~n•Pfiiase•0, 197$-1982. We have been unable to move the
cob~le rock bn the nth slopes of Stagq.4 (approximately 1.76±
acr't*}s). iWhile refiam,~tion is not so~a~ t~ci,be complete until
' ~. "I48~,~,~'1~ pla~dned`*Cg ntar"1~t3.~ $~s this fall. We will
:. ,,ti„~,. ,_: apt' be $~3a to ~,.fii~s:. rpc(< ngtjl ~~81. Revegetation is expected
to take place that fall. The dike scale of Stage O (approximately
1.26 acres) will remain rock until Stage Y is reclaimed. This also
i~s~`•p~ 'Sab`~aiC~,gf thQ-~v~aaentiaseed technical revision. No' reclama-
' ,`'~ tSah tiffs' complet~ i~'titii~'~phase this year.
(b) ,Recla~ation Phase':&x..,1981-1985, is still ahead of schedule.
ApprgriIDately 5.J3± acres were revegetated iasb fall. Of the 6.45+
' acre¢ scheduled for Tev~egafiation in the plan, 4.72 acres were
undisturbed. .
(c) Phase I - no reclamation,.scheduled.
(d) Phase A - rio reclamation ~chednled.
(3) (a) Phase 0, 1.7Gl~ acres au tke ngr.th slope • we are in the-process of
removiria usayble rock.
(b) In Phase X the 5.73 acres revegetated last year is being monitored.
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(c) Phase Y - gontinuat„i.oe, of bec~.fill as' planned, 18.75 acres +.
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