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Varra Companies, Inc. <br />Office of Special Projects <br />8120 Gage Street Frederick. Colorado 80516 Telephone (970) 353-8310 Fax(970)353-4047 <br />be added for the advancing extraction front as estimated for either Tract A or <br />C' <br />Essentially, all tracts may be extracted concurrently with each other, however, at the time of the <br />writing of the application, it appeared likely that B would not be opened up until extraction in A <br />was at or nearing completion. Tract C may be extracted at any time due to the depth of the <br />overburden and the likely need for pit run materials and the need to open up an area for on-site <br />plant processing. <br />To affect an area for plant operations, Tract C will be opened up from its North flank and a side <br />hill operation engaged until adequate space is available for portable equipment. Initially, the <br />area will be used for scale operations. Once plant operations are established, the underlying <br />material will prove to be the last portion of the permit area to be extracted. Side of hill <br />operations will continue in a Southerly direction beyond the referenced Stageline 2 as demand <br />warrants. <br />21. Please describe all haul roads that will be utilized for the mining operation. Provide the <br />dimensions of all haul roads and specify if they are to remain upon the completion of mining. <br />There are no site specific haul roads as they will occur over and within actively extracted Tracts, <br />and shift according to need or in response to the rate and general direction of extraction activity <br />and pit creation. <br />22. Rule 3.1.6(1) states that disturbances to the quantity and quality of water in surface and <br />groundwater systems shall be minimized. Please describe the protection measures that will be <br />used to ensure that spills of asphalt and/or concrete material will not contaminate the surface or <br />ground water. Will concrete trucks be washed out on site? If so, what measures will be taken to <br />contain the wash water? <br />The intent of the extraction plan map is to identify the approximate location and extent of <br />planned on-site processing activities. All design structures, elements and features of the planned <br />activity will be provided to the Office for approval prior to on-set of plant or processing <br />activities. For example: All truck and equipment washout areas will be contained in impervious <br />basins and will not have communication with either surface or ground waters. Adequate <br />protection to both surface and groundwater from planned activities will be accounted for in the <br />final design plan approved by the Office. Financial Warranty considerations may be adjusted at <br />that time. <br />6.4.5 Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan <br />23. The Applicant states that the post-mining land use will include industrial/commercial, <br />general agriculture, and residential. Rule 6.4.5(b) states in those instances where the post-mining <br />land use is for industrial, residential, or commercial purposes, appropriate evidence supporting <br />Varra Companies, Inc. correspondence of 30 June 2009 to the Colorado Office of Mined Land Reclamation 11 <br />(Office) in reply to Office correspondence of 12 May 2009 - Heintzelman Project - M2009-018.