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• <br />• <br />• <br />Pueblo East Pit - Amendment 4 (2011) <br />Summary Description <br />Description of Amendment 4: DRMS permit M -1986 -015 contains 438 acres of which the central <br />part (Phases 1 and 2) are designated as affected land and have a mining and reclamation plan. This <br />amendment adds the following to the permit: <br />• Adds area to the affected lands by including a mining and reclamation plan for an area <br />already inside the permit. The new affected land is labeled Phase 7. <br />• Shift 6.3 acres of the Phase 1 area into the Phase 7 area. <br />• Amends a portion of the reclamation plan for Phase 1. <br />The total Phase 7 area is 100 acres in size, and 71 acres north of the Arkansas River will be affected <br />by mining. <br />Mining of Phase 7 will proceed from east to west. The material will be conveyed to the existing <br />processing plant. The mining of Phase 7 will occur over two to three years. <br />Reclamation will include backfilling of the excavation to two feet above the average groundwater <br />table. No exposed groundwater will remain. Revegetation will be in dryland grasses. The financial <br />warranty for reclamation will be increased for the additional affected land. <br />Layout of the Amendment: As required by the rules, this amendment provides new information <br />that adds to existing permit exhibits. If an existing permit exhibit is not changed, it is included "as <br />is" in this amendment. The following list provides a description of the exhibits for the Phase 7 lands <br />that are changed and the ones that are not affected by this amendment. <br />Exhibit A - Legal Description: As a part of the entire permit boundary, a legal description of the <br />Phase 7 parcel is included. A plat of the Brown Subdivision showing the drainage easement is also <br />included. <br />Exhibit B - Location Map: Included is a new location map that shows the Phase 7 area. <br />Exhibit C - Premining and Mining Plan Maps: New maps for the Phase 7 area are provided. These <br />maps are additions to the existing maps. <br />Exhibit D - Mining Plan: The mining plan text presented in this amendment addresses the specifics <br />of the Phase 7 area. No changes are made in the existing approved mining plan for Phases 1 and 2. <br />Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan: The reclamation plan presented in this amendment addresses the <br />specifics of the Phase 7 area. <br />