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Wl~I61~S F088 pI1NING ~m41N? <br />November 2Q 1998 <br />Mr. Gregg Squire <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />r,l,,, ~ a 1998 <br />Deaz Mr. Squire: <br />Division of Minerals 6 Geology <br />RE: Annual Sand and Gravel 112 Report for 1997-98, and Notice of Intent to Continue <br />Mining Operations (Permit No. M-84-168j <br />Enclosed please find the Williams Fork Mining Company 1997-98 Sand and Gravel Operations report <br />and map. The annual fee payment of $550 was previously submitted. We intend to continue mining <br />operations into 1999. The enclosed revised Appendix C map illustrates the surveyed acreage which has <br />been reclaimed (26.54 acres, including 19.61 acres of pond surface) and the unreclaimed acreage which <br />has been mined (3.44 acres) or is simply associated disturbance (9.21 acres). New disturbance in 1998 <br />involved topsoil stripping for pit advancement in Mining Area 4. <br />Following recent approval of Technical Revision TR-O6, 26.54 acres were permanently reclaimed in <br />October 1998 in connection with the Phase I (of lI) reclamation plan. The seed mixture used, with <br />associated seeding rates, is enclosed (Table E-1 of Permit Document M-84-168). The Phase 1 <br />reclamation plan was formulated with input from the Colorado Division of State Panics and thc <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife, as discussed in the TR-06 document. This was done because of the <br />desire of the Yampa Legacy Project to include the gravel pit area into a future state panic. <br />During the past report period (October 26, 1997 through October 25, 1998) 1.52 acres were disturbed <br />with actual mining, while a total of 2.07 acres were newly disturbed. The projection for the 1998-99 <br />report period is for approximately 3.00 acres of new disturbance in Mine Areas #4 and #5. <br />Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. <br />Sincerely, <br />7l~Ca~S~' ,.' <br />Forrest V. Luke <br />Environmental Manager <br />FVL <br />(G.15&GPITS&GAR98( <br />Encl <br />c WFMC File <br />P.O. Box 187 Craig, Colorado 81626 (303) 824-4401 <br />