2011-01-25_REVISION - M1983194

• Permit No: M1983194
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 1/25/2011
• Doc Name: Second notice of Incomplete Application ‎(AM-03)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Natural Soda, Inc.
• Type & Sequence: AM3
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETI(
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone] /
January 25; 2011 ?/
Bob Warneke /
Natural Soda, Inc.J
3200 CR 31
Rifle, CO 81650 /
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JAN 28 ?011
Division of Reclamation,
Minting and Safety
Re: Nahcolite Project, Permit No. M-1983-194, Receipt of
Reclamation PRrmit Amendment Application Package,
Application. ^^
Dear Mr. Warneke:
COLORADO
D I V I S 10 N OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
Incomplete X" Hard Rock/Metal Mining
AM - 03, econd Notice of Incomplete
On January 11, 2011, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety received your response to the November 29, 2010
notice of incomplete application for the 112 :Hard Rock/Metal Mining Reclamation Permit Amendment Application
package for the Nahcolite Project, Permit No. M-1983-194. Staff review of the information received determined that the
following items must be received before the Division can consider your application as being submitted and technical
review can begin:
EXHIBIT A - Legal Description (Rule 6.4.1): The legal description must identify the affected land and be
wholly adequate for field location of the property. It can be in the form of metes and bounds survey or a
description by reference to township, range and section to at least the nearest quarter quarter section. Where
applicable, the street address or lot numbers may be used. The legal description referenced in Exhibit A
refers to the legal description that was stated in Exhibit A of Amendment 2 which describes the total area
contained within the four sodium leases is 8,358.14 acres. The application submitted for Amendment 3
proposes a total acreage of 8,233 acres. Please submit an accurate legal description that meets the
requirements of Rule 6.4.1.
The response received December 29, 2010 addressing Exhibit A is not adequate. The legal description of the
sodium lease that was submitted under Technical Revision No. 30 cannot simply be cited and must be submitted
for Amendment No. 3 in order to make the application complete for technical review. Please submit an
accurate legal description that meets the requirements of Rule 6.4.1.
EXHIBIT L - Reclamation Costs (Rule 6.4.12): The current estimated reclamation cost only accounts for a
total disturbance of 62.52 acres. The proposed total affected acreage is 260 acres; please provide all information
necessary to calculate the costs of reclamation. The information must be submitted and broken down into the
various major phases of reclamation. You must provide sufficient information to calculate the cost of
reclamation that would be incurred by the state.
The response submitted states that "Calculating reclamation costs as development proceeds to be the
most accurate and efficient method of establishing reclamation costs." After reviewing the permit
revision list from May 2009 thru August 2010 the reclamation bond estimate has been recalculated a
total of four times. The purpose of the request for information to calculate the costs of reclamation is an
effort to gain information that will allow the Division to recalculate the reclamation bond every 3-4 years
rather than 3-4 times per year. Therefore, the response to the request for information is not adequate
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