2009-10-28_PERMIT FILE - M2009064

• Permit No: M2009064
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 10/28/2009
• Doc Name: Application adequacy review
• From: DRMS
• To: Grand County Department of Road and Bridge
• Email Name: PSH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
? October 28, 2009
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COLORADO
D I V IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
A Ken E. Haynes Executive Director
Grand County Department of Road and Bridge Ronald W. Cattany
P.O. Box 9 Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Granby, CO 80446
RE: Grand County Department of Road and Bridge; File No. M-2009-064
CR #3 Pit; 112c Permit Application and Technical Revision to the Application Adequacy Review "
Dear Mr. Haynes,
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed the content of Grand County
Department of Road and Bridge 112c permit application and technical revision for the CR #3 Pit, File No. M-
2009-064, and submits the following comments. The Division is required to make an approval or denial decision
no later than November 23, 2009 therefore; your response to the following adequacy review concerns should be
submitted to the Division as soon as possible.
The Division received comments from the Colorado Historical Society. The letter is attached for your
review. Please address the comments noted in the letter and make any changes in the application as
necessary.
EXHIBIT D - Mining Plan (Rule 6.4.4)
2. The applicant states, on page 7, the depth of overburden varies from 8 to 20 feet and states, on page 8, 0
to 8 feet of overburden exists on most of the site. Please explain this discrepancy.
3. The applicant states, on page 8, the topsoil and overburden stockpiles will be located around the
excavation, as shown on the Mining Plan Map, to reduce the haul distances when reclamation starts. On
page 9, the applicant states, the approximate location of the overburden and topsoil piles are shown on
the Mining Plan Map. The stockpile locations are not indicated on the Mining Plan Map. Please revise the
Mining Plan Map to show the proposed stockpile locations.
4. The applicant states, on page 8, if the soil stockpiles remain undisturbed for more than one year a cover
crop of Crested Wheatgrass at a rate of 2# pis sq-ft will be planted on them. Please commit to
vegetating overburden and topsoil stockpiles if in place for more than 180 days.
5. The applicant states, on page 10, the site will be a "single stage operation", but the amount of disturbance
will be limited to 20 acres or less at any one time and reclamation will be concurrent with mining to reduce
the amount of disturbance at any one time. Please explain what the applicant means by "single stage
operation".
STATE OF COLORADO
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines