2011-09-28_REPORT - M1977300

• Permit No: M1977300
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 9/28/2011
• From: Cotter Corporation
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Fee/Report
• Email Name: DB2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Cotter
VIA U.S. MAIL
September 28, 2011
Mr. Jim Dupler
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Re: 112 Hard Rock/Metal Annual Report and Fees
Permit M- 1977 -300
Dear Mr. Dupler:
Pursuant to Section 34 -32 -116 of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, as
amended, please find enclosed the 112 Hard Rock/Metal Annual Fees and Report Request and
fee payment for the Cotter Corporation (N.S.L.) ( "Cotter ") Schwartzwalder Mine ( "Mine ")
Reclamation Permit M -1977 -300. The annual report below provides a summary of Cotter's
activities at the Mine during the reporting period (since September 28, 2010). All mining
operations at the Mine were discontinued in May 2000.
The Mine is located in Jefferson County. It has a total permitted affected acreage of 51.89 acres
in Section 25, T25, R71 W, 6PM and Section 8, T3S, R7OW, 6PM. This acreage is unchanged
from the previous year (see Figures 1 and 2).
Changes to Affected Area
Reclamation - Related Activities During Report Period
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Changes within the affected/permitted area for this reporting period were related only to
reclamation activities as detailed in the next section. Although the affected /permitted area has
not changed, a new map is provided with this report (Figures 1 and 2) to show the locations of
current reclamation- related infrastructure within the affected /permitted area, including
groundwater monitoring wells, stream sampling /gaging stations, groundwater collection sumps,
and the water treatment plant.
1. New water treatment facilities were installed to remove uranium from groundwater within
the alluvial fill (through Technical Revisions TR -12 and TR -13 to the permit), including
refurbishment of an existing water treatment building and installation of an ion exchange
water treatment system.
Cotter Corporation Telephone [phone]
7800 E. Dorado Place, Suite 210, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Fax [phone]