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slopes, the same as you noted in your inspection report. At <br />this time we have 6000 yards stored on the south side of the <br />mine, 6,000 yards above the east face and 2,330 yards on the <br />northwest side of the mine floor for a total of 14,330 cu-yd's. <br />The 2,330 cu-yds is topsoil and overburden removed from the area <br />above the mine face in the southwest corner of the permit area. <br />In addition, the undisturbed east area has approximately 10,300 <br />yards (4" on 19.12 ac.) of topsoil and approximately 25,700 <br />yards of overburden that can be used as topsoil. Combining the <br />current stockpiled amount of 14,300 yards and the 25,700 yards <br />of overburden, we then have 36,000 yards available for <br />reclamation. This will cover 66.94 acres four inches deep, more <br />then enough to resoil the slope area around the mine. We do not <br />believe it is necessary to import 650 cu-yd's into the mine at <br />-this time and thus the $11,283 allotted for that task can be <br />eliminated from the bond. <br />TASK #009 - CONCRETE/ASPHALT/EQUIPT DEBRIS REMOVAL. <br />At this time all of the equipment parts noted in your <br />report have been removed by the previous operators. The <br />concrete and asphalt fragments have been recycled by running <br />them through the crusher. This created valuable recycle <br />material in demand in our market area. The $6,272 allotted for <br />the removal is no longer needed. We request this be Task <br />removed from the bond amount required. <br />CONCLUSION <br />If the Division concurs with our assessment the bond can be <br />reduced by $35,277.00 + reducing the indirect costs. For sake <br />of argument we propose resetting the bond to $111,500 plus $500 <br />for the letter of credit collection, making the total bond <br />$112,000. If acceptable then only the supplemental bond posted <br />in July 2009 can be released leaving the original bond intact. <br />Please call me at (970) 531-8719 when you are ready to inspect <br />the mine to verify the above information. <br />If you have any questions please call myself or Steve <br />O'Brian of Environment, Inc., at (303) 423-7297. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ken Evans <br />cc: Environment, Inc. <br />file