2010-05-07_PERMIT FILE - M2010008

• Permit No: M2010008
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 5/7/2010
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review #2
• From: DRMS
• To: Eastern Colorado Aggregates, R.L.L.L.P.
• 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
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
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D I VISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
May 7th, 2010 James B. Martin
Executive Director
Joe C. Baxter Loretta E. I'Meda
Eastern Colorado Aggregates, R.L.L.L.P. Director
P.O. Box 580
Rye, Colorado 81069
RE: Sikes Pit #2; DRMS File No. M-2010-008; 112c Application
Adequacy Review #2
Dear Mr. Baxter,
On April 23rd, 2010, the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division)
conducted a pre-operation inspection of the site and observed several issues that impact the
current proposed mining and reclamation plan. Please address these issues below.
'Permit Acreage and Haul Road
1.) The proposed permit area encompasses a previously approved 111c operation (Sikes Pit; M-
2009-080). A haul road has been improved to allow access to the current 111 operation. The
road was measured to be approximately 5,544 feet in length from the scale house to County
Road Q. The permit boundary marked for the 111c permit area does not appear to be correct in
terms of shape and size. That boundary encompasses approximately 22.6 acres not the
currently approved 27 acres. The 111c permit area includes 3,400 feet of the current
constructed haul road, approximately 3 acres in size, to make the total approved permit area 30
acres. The current affected land was measured to be about 11.5 acres plus 3.2 acres for the
improved haul road, for a total disturbance area of 14.7 acres. Given the incorrect shape and
size of the marked boundary for the 111c operation and the location and length of the haul
road, the operator may have affected land outside of the approved 111c permit boundary.
The proposed permit boundary for the 112c operation will encompass the majority of the
current mining disturbance; however, it does not include the area for a portion of the haul road.
Based on the Divisions measurements, the Operator will need to modify the current proposed
plan to include the haul road starting from where it enters the northern permit boundary to
where it connects with County Road Q; approximately 2600 feet. The applicant has two options:
A. Submit an amendment to the currently submitted permit application with an
updated permit acreage to account for the area of the haul road. This would
increase the proposed permit area by about 1-2 acres. The applicant would need to
update the 112c application pages and exhibits to account for this area. The
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