2008-09-12_PERMIT FILE - M2008025

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(d) Specify which ponds, streams, roads and buildings, if any, will remain after reclamation. These features must be shown on the Exhibit E -Map. If ponds are part of the Reclamation Plan, slopes from 5 vertical feet above to 10 vertical feet below the expected average water level cannon be steeper than 3H;1 V; remaining slope lengths may not be steeper than 2H;1 V. Where wildlife habitat is the proposed future land use, shorelines should be irregularly shaped to promote a diverse wildlife habitat. The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) must be consulted where wildlife use is the proposed future land use. (e) Specify the reclamation treatment of any waste rock dumps, underground mine openings, ditches, sediment control facilities, buildings and other features specified in your mine plan but not previously addressed in the Reclamation Plan narrative. These features must be shown on Exhibit E - Map. This should describe the measures taken to minimize disturbance to the hydrologic balance, prevent off-site damage, and provide for a stable configuration consistent with the proposed future land use. (2) All 110 Limited Impact application must provide an estimate of the actual costs to reclaim the site based on what it would cost the State of Colorado using an independent contractor to complete reclamation. (Such estimates are not required for activities contemplated by the operator and approved by the Office to be outside the scope of the proposed reclamation plan.) The unit costs should include estimates for the following activities as appropriate to the operation: back falling, grading, topsoil application, seeding, mulching, fertilization, and labor to complete reclamation. Determine and specify the point during the operation when the site has reached a point of maximum disturbance. The cost to reclaim the site to the specifications of the Reclamation Plan at this point must be estimated. Unit costs (cost per cubic yard), volumes, haul or push distances, and grades must be included when back falling and grading are part of the Reclamation Plan. Volume and unit costs for finish grading, subsoil and topsoil application must be provided in terms of cost per cubic yard. The estimated cost for fertilizer, seed and mulch acquisition and application must be provided as cost per acre. (a) Equipment costs must include such factors as equipment operator wages and benefits, fuel and lubricant consumption and depreciation. The cost to mobilize and demobilize the equipment for the nearest population center known to have the required equipment availability should be estimated. (b) All items referenced in the Reclamation Plan must be included in the cost calculation. These items in addition to earthwork, such as building demolition, fencing, monitoring well sealing or stream channel reconstruction must also be included in the reclamation cost estimate. (c) After the direct costs noted above have been estimated, the Office may add up to an additional maximum eighteen and one-half (18.501o) percent of that total, which includes private contract, typical overhead costs. This additional cost is required to cover indirect costs that an independent contractor would incur when performing reclamation