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July 21, 2009 WED JUL 2 3 2000 110SELINE corpuration Mr. Peter Hays Wei" of Iieclameb0m, planning > engineering surveying Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 RE: Camilletti Milner Pit #2 Amendment (Permit #M-2001-023) - Response to Adequacy Review Letter dated July 7, 2009 Mr. Hays, The purpose of this letter is to provide you with response to the comments from the July 7, 2009 Adequacy Review Letter. The following are responses to each comment: 1. Comment: The Division requires the company name listed throughout... This item has been resolved. Response: Per comment this item has been resolved. 2. Comment: The Division sent an Adequacy Review letter dated May 29, 2001...The item has been resolved. Response: Per comment this item has been resolved. 3. Comment: As required by Rule 1.6.2 (1)(e), please submit proof of public notice circulated to all owners of record of surface lands, mineral rights and easement holders... Please submit the return receipts for these notices to the Division along with proof of notice to all owners of record of surface lands and mineral rights within 200 feet of the boundary of the affected land. Response: The only owner of surface lands within 200 feet of the affected land (existing pit area and expansion area) is Gary L. Neal. The easement holders on the affected land or within 200 feet are Xcel Energy and Yampa Valley Electric Association. There are no known mineral rights holders on the affected land or within 200 feet. Notices were sent to the above surface land owner and easement holders. Copies of the return receipts are included in this package. Other surface land owners that are nearby the gravel pit, were involved with the original gravel pit permit process, and that own lots in the Saddle Mountain Ranchettes Subdivision that have views of the gravel pit were also sent notices out of courtesy. Included is an Assessors Map showing the parcels in and adjacent to the gravel pit. 4. Comment: The Division received comments from the Colorado Historical Society, Colorado Division of Water Resources, and Routt County Conservation District. The letters are attached for your review. Please address the comments noted in the letters and make any changes in the application as necessary. Response: We have reviewed the Colorado Historical Society letter dated March 18, 2009 and the applicant agrees that should human remains be discovered during mining activities, the requirements under State Law CRS 24-80 part 13 apply and must be followed. We have reviewed the Response to Reclamation Permit Application Consideration from the Division of Water Resources dated March 24, 2009. The applicant understands that a gravel pit well permit is required. The applicant submitted a gravel pit well permit to the Division of Water Resources on July 14, 2009. A copy of the permit application is included. There are no existing wells within 600 feet of the permit area. We have reviewed the Routt County Conservation District letter dated February 23, 2009. This letter was also provided to the Routt County Planning Department during review of County Special Use Permit and all comments were addressed. Reclamation of all slopes to a 3:1 minimum is shown on the maps. The applicant has agreed to maintain a 200 foot buffer from Corporate Headquarters Northern Bureau Wyoming Northern Mountains Denver West Office Park Building 4 Downtown Greeley Montgomery Building Pentagon West Building 1536 Cole Boulevard, Suite 220 710111" Avenue, Suite 105 109 East 17th Street, Suite 1 2740 Acre Lane, Suite 201 Golden, Colorado 80401 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Cheyenne, Wyorning 82001 Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487 Ph 303.940.9966 Ph 970.353.7600 Ph 307.635.1734 Ph 970.879.1825 Fax 303.940.9959 Fax 970.353.7601 Fax 866.242.9106 Fax 866.242.9106