2011-03-15_REVISION - M1981185

• Permit No: M1981185
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 3/15/2011
• Doc Name: Preliminary addequacy issues ‎(CN-01)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: R Squared Incorporated
• Type & Sequence: CN1
• Email Name: WHE
• 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 RA D O
DIVISION O F
Denver, Colorado 80203 RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone] MINING
FAX: [phone] .
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
DATE: March 7, 2011 Mike King
Executive Director
TO: Wally Erickson Loretta Pineda
Director
FROM: Peter Hays, Tim Cazier, P.E.
RE: Wildcat Mining Corporation, May Day Idaho Mine Complex, File No. M-1981-185,
Review of Access Road Geotechnical Stability submittal, dated September 29, 2010, and
Mining and Reclamation Plans pertaining to the access road, dated November 10, 2010,
for CN-01.
History
Wildcat Mining Corporation (Wildcat or Applicant) has submitted engineering designs for the access road
as part of two previous permit applications, the Idaho Mill (File No. M-2006-069) and Idaho Mine (File No.
M-2010-003). The application for M-2006-069 was withdrawn by the Applicant. The application for M-
2010-003 was denied by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division or DRMS). The Division
reviewed the submitted information and responded with review memos and adequacy letters requesting
additional information and details from the Applicant during both permitting processes. The Division
previously forwarded six review memos for the access road, written by Allen Sorenson and dated June 5,
2009, August 2, 2009, October 28, 2009, May 17, 2010, June 4, 2010 and June 7, 2010. The Applicant
failed to address the adequacy issues to the Division's satisfaction and did not comply with the Division's
request for a detailed work plan to reconstruct and stabilize the access road. Currently, the Applicant is
not approved to utilize the access road due to multiple violations issued by the Mined Land Reclamation
Board. The conversion application for the May Day Idaho Mine Complex attempts to permit the access
road and allow the Applicant to use the road for site access.
Access Road Status Summary
As of the date of this memorandum:
• The access road cannot be utilized until it is stabilized in accordance with a work plan reviewed
and approved by the Division.
• No work can be done to stabilize the road until the Division approves engineering design drawings,
specifications, and a work plan to address State and County concerns. All documents must be
submitted by the Applicant.
• The engineering design drawings must present clear intent with respect to road stabilization
construction.
• The design specifications must be clear and provide standards by which quality control and
assurance may be measured and verified.
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