2011-01-24_PERMIT FILE - M2011007 ‎(7)‎

• Permit No: M2011007
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 1/24/2011
• Doc Name: New 110d Appl.- Ex. C, Mining Plan to EPA Data
• From: Venture Resources
• To: DRMS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Venture Resources, Inc.
PO Box 197- [phone]
Idaho SpAiigs, CO 80452 Fax: [phone]
ventitrei•esotii•ces(a att.net
January 17, 2011
Stormwater Management Plan
Active Mines
-- Robert Fulton Reclamation Project--
42189
1. Description of Mining Activities / e"
Venture Resources has applied for a l10(d) Limited Impact Hard Rock Metal Mining Permit from the Colorado
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS).
The name of the proposed operation is the "Robert Fulton Reclamation Project".
Operations will be conducted in Gilpin County, just north of Idaho Springs in the Russell Gulch vicinity. Access to
the property is found heading north from Idaho Springs 3.2 miles via Two Brothers Road & Virginia Canyon Road.
The property is primarily situated in the NW 1/4 of the SW I/4 of Section 22 of Township 3 south and Range 73 west.
More specific detail can be found in Section 3 - Site Maps of this SWMP (maps and drawings correspond to
DRMS permit drawings).
The proposed Venture Resources' "Robert Fulton Reclamation Project" will be co-involved with a separate
milling/processing operation already permitted (namely Venture Resources' Hukill Gulch Millsite - CO WQCD
Pemlit #COR040255 & DRMS Permit #M-2009-076). The original project is operating a mineral processing mill
and constructing a tailings impoundment to begin cleaning up and processing pre-existing abandoned mine waste
rock for trace precious metal content and environmental remediation. These waste rock piles are located throughout
properties we own in Clear Creek and Gilpin counties.
The overall project extracts nearly all of the acid-forming minerals in waste rock that are the source of acid-runoff
that plague this historic mining district. By doing nothing, these piles of pre-existing waste rock will continue to
leach acid and heavy metals for a very, very long time. By designing a carefully regulated and engineered program
a solution can be achieved. Along with the environmental benefits of this cleanup, new employment opportunities
and increased business within the local economy will develop.
This specific application, for the "Robert Fulton Reclamation Project", concerns the complete removal of
approximately 1,000 tons of pre-existing mine waste rock that will be sent to off-site processing at the Venture
Resources' Hukill Gulch Millsite. Reclamation measures will then be done to the site after material removal. There
are no hydrometalhupical leaching extraction or any other processing activities proposed at this site.
Total impacted area is 1.208 acres. This coincides with the DRMS permitted area, or more specifically affected
area.
2 Area Subiect to Effluent Limitations Guidelines
There is ZERO process water discharged from this operation. NO processing occurs at this site.
A CDPS industrial discharge permit is not required. There are no equipment wash-down activities as part of this
operation.
Additionally, there are no proposed or historic mine drainages from any adits, tunnels, or other mine workings.
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