2010-08-02_REVISION - M1981185

• Permit No: M1981185
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 8/2/2010
• Doc Name: Preliminary approval of requested activities
• From: DRMS
• To: Penfield W. Tate, III
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Email Name: WHE
• Email Name: DAB
• Email Name: SSS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY U) VC
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
C O L O IL N o?
Denver, Colorado 80203 D
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
August 2, 2010
Mike King
Executive Director
Mr. Penfield W. Tate, III
Loretta E. Pineda
Greenberg Traurig Director
E-mail: [e-mail]
SENT VIA E-MAIL
RE: Confirmation of Phone Conversation Friday, July 30, 2010 - Preliminary Approval of
Requested Activities
Dear Mr. Tate:
This letter confirms our phone conversation on Friday, July 30, 2010, regarding
authorized activities at the May Day and Idaho Mine sites. As was discussed, the Division has
authorized some activities at the sites on a limited or preliminary basis. A more detailed letter
may follow that addresses the more specific requests submitted by Wildcat on July 26, 2010.
The activities authorized by the Division will be exceptions to the Board issued cease and desist
orders, therefore, the reminder of the cease and desists will remain in full force for both sites.
As we discussed, the Division will allow limited use of the unpermitted access road to
accommodate walk-in access only as needed to complete the field verification activities over the
next week. Please note, that this permission for use of the unpermitted road does not include
use of motorized vehicles or heavy equipment. It is my understanding from the conversation
that the field verification activities the Division has authorized is pre-permit application field
work that can be accomplished by foot with hand tools, and will have limited or no impact. The
Division is not authorizing more complex field verification that requires use of heavy
equipment. The field verification activities discussed and authorized by the Division on Friday
July 30 are:
¦ Soils Information-Collection of topsoil samples, and hand dig pits to determine
topsoil depths.
• Vegetation Information
• Ground Water Quality Data-Evaluate conditions of identified cistern and attempt
to locate permitted well No. 64335 and, if possible, obtain groundwater samples.
• Surface Water Quality Data-Collection of 2nd quarter of data from the four
identified collection locations.
¦ Plant Growth Medium-Site specific soils investigation and collection of
representative growth medium
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Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines