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STATE OF COLORADO' <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver <br />Colorado 80203 C O L O R A D O <br />, <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 D t v IS t O N o f <br />RE <br />ON <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />Apri129, 2011 RECEIV Jon W. Hickenlooper <br />I in i a L. 2 V 1 1 Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />James Cappa Division of Reciamation, <br />Belleview Land & Mineral Co., LLC Mining and Safety Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 1100 <br />Englewood, CO 80111 <br />Re: Klondike Prospect, Notice of Intent (NOI), File No. P-2011-008, Preliminary Adequacy Review <br />Dear Mr. Cappa, <br />The Division Has reviewed the NOI materials that were submitted, and has identified several items that must be <br />further clarified or addressed. Please respond to each item below: <br />Acreage <br />The affected acreage is described as 0.18 acres, but it seems to only include the pads and trenches. Since there may <br />be some road improvements, those road areas may have to be included in the acreage also, depending on the degree <br />of improvement and/or the requirement to reclaim the roads. Please state whether any of the roads will be <br />"significantly improved" (i.e., widened, gradient reduced, or realigned), or whether the US Forest Service requires <br />that any of their affected roads have to be reclaimed to any degree (such as culvert removal or barrier installation). <br />Any new roads must be included in the affected acreage, even if they do not require reclamation. If the original <br />acreage figure is incorrect, please provide a revised figure. <br />Concerning the 0.18 acres of affected area, please ensure that it includes the areas around the trenches where topsoil <br />and excavated materials are stockpiled, as well as sufficient areas for reclamation equipment to maneuver. If the <br />original acreage figure is incorrect, please provide a revised figure. <br />Excavation and Disposal of Muck <br />The muck to be removed from the adits will be relocated to private (BLMC) land. The anticipated estimate of the <br />volume of muck to be excavated is presented as "50.00," but there are no units provided. Please explain. <br />The muck will be moved to a stockpile location on private land. Please describe whether the stockpiles will be <br />temporary or placed there permanently. Please provide an estimate of the area to be occupied by the muck, how <br />runoff or sloughing will be controlled, and how the pile surfaces will be shaped for long term stability. Finally, <br />please state whether the muck pile(s) will be reclaimed in any additional manner, such as capping or vegetation. <br />Drilling Activity <br />The plan states that no groundwater is expected to be intercepted, therefore the bond amount and closure methods <br />will be based on that information. Please note that if groundwater is encountered closure must include sealing the <br />bore hole from bottom to top with cement or abandonment gel to isolate and protect the aquifer. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines