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p.1 <br />Ms Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. March 18,2009 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />691 CR 233, Suite A-2 <br />Durango, Co. 81301 i., -ceived <br />1313 Sherman Street vlc pox <br />Room 215 MAR 19 2009 <br />Denver, Co. 80203 1.3:17 <br />uurL,,-0 Field Office <br />Division o4 Reclam+tlOn, <br />Mining and Sat'aiy <br />RE: Revision of TR 57 the New Horizon Mine (permit No. C-1981-008) submitted by Western <br />Fuels-Colorado,LLC. Sections 2.04.9 and 2.05.4(d) have been revised for the purpose of <br />addressing Prime Farmland designations and topsoil redistribution in prime farmland areas. <br />We guess since you won't give a 10 day extension for all of us to have time to read and re-view <br />TR57, We are totally objecting to it and it's contents for these reasons: <br />(1) Bench 1 is about 55 feet thick within the permit area ans approximately 83% is suitable <br />subsoil. Why is only 34 inches of material being returned as suitable. This is not acceptable. <br />(2) The total amount of topsoil and suitable will be approximately 4 feet. Where did you get <br />this? <br />Since some places our topsoil depth alone is 72 inches. This is not right. <br />(3)Topsoil stockpiles : It says 1-13 as listed on the chart. Only there is 10 listed on the chart. <br />Where are these and they are all listed as mixed. Where is the rest and why are they not listed <br />and where are they out here? There is not 13 stockpiles????? And they list A-K on the chart, <br />where are those 11 stock piles??????? <br />(4)Much of the upper overburden is suitable subsoil.. NO!!!! <br />NO topsoil is available to be salvaged from existing ponds, roads, residences, farmyards. This is <br />an absolute untrue statement. There is a lot of topsoil in these areas! ! ! ! ! r ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! <br />(5)Permit was submitted March 2008. There was NO newspaper addressing this. Mr. Morgan <br />received no letter addressing this. No ONE Knew Anything!!!! Mr. Morgan is blind and it has <br />been discussed and re-discussed between Western Fuels and right here at the table with the <br />division and we were promised that any permitting or re-permitting that directly affected the <br />Morgan place that as letter and a copy would be sent to Frank Morgan. This never happened <br />either. <br />(6) It is a shame that we are forced to Knitpick and can't have 10 days to examine all of this. We