2010-04-27_REVISION - M1984036

• Permit No: M1984036
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/27/2010
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review #1
• From: DRMS
• To: Varra Companies, Inc.
• Type & Sequence: TR4
• Email Name: JLE
• Email Name: AJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
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Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
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27 April 2010
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Bradford Janes
Professional Forester James B. Martin
Executive Director
Varra Companies, Inc.
Loretta E. Pineda
8120 Gage Street Director
Frederick, Colorado 80516
RE: Dakolios Pit; DRMS File No. M-1984-036; Technical Revision -04 Adequacy Review #1
Dear Mr. Janes,
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received your Technical Revision (TR-
04) on April 5`h, 2010. The Division has reviewed the information submitted, and has several items that
will need clarification prior to the Division's approval. The decision date for the Technical Revision is
May 5th, 2010. If you need additional time to address the Division's concerns, you must request an
extension of the decision date.
Item #1; Updated Post Mine Land Use:
As a result of the January 20th, 2010 inspection of the site, the Operator was required to submit a
Technical Revision to update the reclamation plan to account for the lining of the two pit excavations
with clay. Given the current approved post mine land use is designated as Developed Water Resource,
the Division did not require the Operator to submit an amendment to update the current approved land
use. However, the Technical Revision indicates the Operator would like to change to post mine land use
for a portion of the permit acreage for agricultural use, for farm storage equipment and agricultural
material stockpiles.
Based off the submitted narrative and the revised map submitted with the Technical Revision, the
Division believes about 46.5 acres of land is designated for agricultural use. This acreage is the land not
accounted for with the two water storage basins and the areas designated for re-soiling and re-
vegetation, thus Area 1 and Area 3 (57 acre minus 10.5 acres). The narrative states the current fill area,
stockpile yard and recycling area will be used for farm equipment and agricultural material stockpiles.
Page 3 of the narrative indicates this farm equipment and agricultural materials stockpile area is
designated as Area 2 on the map, however Area 2 on the map is the northwestern reservoir, the Division
assumes the applicant meant to state this is Area 3. The reclamation plan map indicates Area 1 and
Area 3 will be stabilized with road base instead of being top-soiled and seeded.
The current approved reclamation plan calls for top-soiling and re-vegetating the shoreline of the lakes
and the periphery areas including the backfilled pit area (Area 3). As stated above, the Operator would
like to change the post mine-land use for Areas 1 and 3 for agricultural use and not be required to top-
soil and re-vegetate these areas. Rule 1.1 (6) requires significant changes such as this to be addressed
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