2008-07-24_REPORT - C1980004 (2)

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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 July 24, 2008 J.E. Stover, P.E. J.E. Stover & Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 60340 Grand Junction, Colorado 81506 Re: McClane Canyon Mine, Permit No. C-1980-004 2007 Annual Reclamation Report Dear Mr. Stover: COLORADO D I V I S I ON OF RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Harris D. Sherman Executive Director Ronald W. Cattany Division Director Natural Resource Trustee The Division has reviewed CAM Mining LLC's (CAM's) 2007 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) for the McClane Canyon Mine. The ARR was received on January 24, 2008. The Annual Reclamation Report was submitted in a timely manner and included the required standardized reporting form and a detailed reclamation map. There were no acres backfilled and graded, topsoiled, or seeded during the calendar year. During our review we noted a difference between our Permit System disturbed acres and the "actual" disturbed acres listed on the reporting form submitted by CAM. Our system currently shows 11.2 acres of disturbance. CAM is reporting a cumulative total of 12.8 acres. There appears to be two reasons for the discrepancy as follows. First with MR-37, which was the revision for constructing a road up Munger Creek for the drill hole required by MSHA, the operator estimated 1.6 acres of disturbance on the application form. But when the road and drill pad were reclaimed, the actual disturbance was 3.3 acres. The "as-built" disturbance was 1.7 acres greater than estimated when the revision was submitted. The operator has been reporting the additional disturbance in the ARRs since 2005. Secondly with MR-44, which was the revision for expanding the sediment drying area, the operator estimated 0.1 acre of additional disturbance. This additional disturbance occurred in 2007 but was not accounted for and reported on the standardized form submitted with the 2007 ARR. The Division has the following comments to rectify the discrepancies. 1. Please submit an "as-built" disturbance shown on appropriate permit document map(s) for the drill road and pad constructed with MR-37 and update the disturbed acreages (1.7 acres) accordingly through a minor revision. 2. Please ensure that the 0.1 acre disturbance associated with MR-44 is accounted for on all appropriate permit document map(s). Please also resubmit the standardized reporting form for the 2007 ARR to include the additional 0.1 acre of disturbance. Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver - Grand Junction - Durango Active and Inactive Mines