2009-03-24_REPORT - C1996084

• Permit No: C1996084
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 3/24/2009
• Doc Name: 2008 ARR Review Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Peak Project Management
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: KAG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 O L O RA D O
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Phone: [phone]
I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
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SAFETY
March 24, 2009
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Ron Thompson Harris D. Sherman
Peak Project Management Executive Director
34115 Co. Road 20.8 Ronald W. Cattany

Trinidad
CO 81082 Division Director
, Natural Resource Trustee
RE: 2008 ARR Review, Lorencito Canyon Mine, #C-96-084
Dear Mr. Thompson:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety has completed review of the 2008 Annual
Reclamation Report (ARR) received March 16, 2009 for the Lorencito Canyon Mine, #C-96-084.
Please find attached a copy of the ARR form filled out with values that the Division believes
represent the current conditions at the Lorencito Canyon site. You will notice a few changes in
some categories, discussed in more detail below.
An industrial bond release (SL-02) was approved in April 2008 that was a Phase I, II, and II
release for 27.2 acres comprised of the loadout and pond 10 (4.5 ac), the service area (.4 ac),
the office area (.5 ac), and haul and access roads (21.8 ac). Please be advised that the value to
be reported for each land status category is for bonded acres only. Therefore, the value for
acres disturbed should be 155.6 - 27.2 = 128.4. Since only one (1) acre at the loadout and .4
acres at the service area were reported as topsoiled, only 1.4 was subtracted in the backfilled
and graded category, the topsoiled category, and the seeded category, resulting in a value of
122.1.
When one subtracts 122.1(8 & G) from 128.4 (disturbed) a value of 6.3 acres remains. This is
the acreage of the long-term facilities comprised of the remaining sediment ponds, (4.5 ac) and
the borrow area (BA-3) yet to be reclaimed (1.8 ac). Please note that the acreage yet to be
reclaimed is a subset of the acreage in long-term facilities.
The acreage in long-term facilities + the acres in active mining + acres backfilled and graded
must equal the total disturbed acres. In this case, 6.3 + 0.0 + 122.1 = 128.4.
For the life of mine, the total disturbed acres is 155.6 of which 149.3 have achieved a Phase I
release, 27.2 Phase II release and 27.2 Phase III release.
Please review and re-submit a new 2008 ARR form. Thank you for your diligence in completing
your required rep rting. If you have any further questions, please call me.
Sincerely,
Kent Gorha
Environmental Protection Specialist III
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand function • Durango Active and Inactive Mines