2011-02-25_REVISION - M2000158

• Permit No: M2000158
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/25/2011
• Doc Name: Amendment Approval
• From: DRMS
• To: Gilcrest Reservoir, L.L.C.
• Type & Sequence: AM2
• 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 C O L O R A D O
Denver, Colorado 80203 D IV IS I ON OF
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
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SAFETY
February 25, 2011 John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mr. Tim Walsh Mike King
Gilcrest Reservoir, L.L.C. Executive Director
8301 East Prentice Ave, Suite 100 Loretta E. Pineda
Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Director
Re: S & H Mine, Permit No. M-2000-158, Amendment Approval, Revision No. AM-2
Dear Mr. Walsh:
On February 25, 2011 the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety approved the Amendment application submitted
to the Division on March 1, 2010, addressing the following:
Addition of 269.23 acres with an updated mining and reclamation plan.
The terms of the Amendment No. 2 approved by the Division are hereby incorporated into Permit No. M-2000-158. All
other conditions and requirements of Permit No. M-2000-158 remain in full force and effect.
This amendment was approved with the following stipulations:
1.) The Operator shall not affected land within 200 feet of the following structures listed below as depicted on the
Exhibit C, Mining Plan Map received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) on February
3, 2011:
a. Structure #2; Oil/Gas Wells and Facilities owned by Noble Energy
b. Structure #7; Utility Line owned by Xcel Energy
c.. Structure #8; Buildings owned by Ptasnik Land Company
Prior to affecting land within 200 feet of these structures, the Operator shall submit and obtain approval from the
DRMS of notarized structure damage reimbursement agreements as required by Rule 6.4.19. Or, the Operator
must submit and obtain DRMS approval of a Technical Revision with a Geotechnical Stability Exhibit
demonstrating the mining/reclamation operation will not damage these structures.
2.) No work related to the installation of the slurry walls or the preparation and construction of the embankments can
commence until the Operator has submitted and received approval of a Technical Revision to update the
financial warranty for the proposed slurry walls and embankment construction cost. Also, the updated financial
warranty for the said activities must be submitted and approved by the Division after approval of the Technical
Revision prior to the start of work. Also, the Operator must provide evidence the Office of the State Engineer
(SEO) has approved the dam embankments.
The estimated liability amount of $668,900.00 is less than the $800,000.00 performance bond currently held. If you have
not already done so, please submit a decrease rider for the current financial warranty or a new financial warranty in the
required surety amount of $668,900.00. The revision will not be final until the bond is approved by the Division.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines