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X Greg Lewicki And Associates, PLLC <br />11541 Warrington Court Phone: (303) 346-5196 F'aQ?" <br />Parker, CO USA 80138 E-Mail: info@lewieki.biz <br />March 30, 2010 APR 0 8 2010 <br />Division of Reciame6loea, <br />G. Russ Means Mrning end Safety <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />101 South 3rd, Suite 301, <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 71F r. <br />ANrtG?,-2010 <br />RE: Chambers Pit M-1979-205 Technical Revision 00y GRAND -j,,... , -!.C?1:LL) OFFICE <br />OMS;0N OF <br />RECLAPMT16,'11.bIINING & SAFETY <br />Russ: <br />The Chambers Pit of Oldcastle SW Group dba United Companies of Mesa County was initially <br />permitted in 1979. The Scott Expansion to the Chambers Pit in Garfield County was initially <br />permitted with DRMS as an amendment to this permit in 2004. Since that time, we have had to <br />make reductions in the mining area and provide additional reclamation commitments to Garfield <br />County to get their Land Use Change permit approved for the site. This was completed on March <br />15 of 2010. This technical revision deals exclusively with changes to the Scott Expansion Area of <br />the Chambers Pit which were required by Garfield County. For the purpose of the Garfield <br />County permit, the Scott Expansion Area is referred to as the Scott Pit. <br />The total permit area for the Scott Expansion Chambers Pit will not change as part of this technical <br />revision, nor will the post mine land use. There is considerably less disturbed area. The changes <br />(basically a smaller mining plan with additional reclamation commitments) that will take place are: <br />1. The removal of the original Mining Area 2 from the mine plan. No mining will take place <br />between the oxbow and the river over the life of the mine. Original Mining Areas 1 and 3 <br />will remain. As such, the names of the Mining Areas have changed. <br />¦ Old Mining Area 1 = Mining Area 1 <br />¦ Old Mining Area 2 = No longer exists <br />¦ Old Mining Area 3 = Mining Area 2 <br />¦ Please take note of this change, as it carries through all attached documents. <br />2. The size of Mining Areas 1 and 2 has been reduced. <br />3. Due to the presence of an eagle nest, activity in Mining Areas 1 and 2 will be restricted <br />according to the approved Eagle Management Plan, which is included. <br />4. Wetland disturbance has been greatly lessened in the new mining plan.