2012-01-04_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - M1977284

• Permit No: M1977284
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Date: 1/4/2012
• Doc Name: Response to EPP Submittal Schedule
• From: DRMS
• To: Cotter Corporation
• Permit Index Doc Type: General Correspondence
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

;DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
January 4, 2012
Glenn Williams
Cotter Corporation
P.O. Box 700
Nucla, CO 81424
Dear Mr. Williams,
Mined Land Reclamation
CI J (HS14/
STATE OF COLOFADO
m- )172 -2S-9
RECEIVED
JAN 0 8 2012
Division of Reclamation,
Mining & Safety
RE: Response to Cotter Corporation Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) Submittal Schedule For
Uranium Mines, Permits, M- 1984 -014, M- 1978 -116, M- 1979- 118HR, Milf77- 284,M- 1977 -310, M-
1977 -451, M- 1977 -308, M- 1977- 094HR, M- 1977 -306, M- 1977 -305, M- 1977 -307, and M- 1977 -311.
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E Pineda
Director
On September 30, 2011 the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety notified all uranium mining
operations that the y must comply with the Act and Rules requiring an EPP for Designated Mining
Operations. One of the options the Division gave operators was to submit an EPP amendment by no
later than October 1, 2012. On November 30, 2011 Cotter Corporation submitted an EPP submission
schedule for the above reference permitted sites. The Division notes that an EPP is currently under
review for the JD -8 Mine, M- 1984 -014. However, the submission plan for the other sites is inadequate
for the following reasons:
1. The plan as presented cannot be accepted. As proposed, the first date of submission for EPPs is
30 days after the notice required date of October 1, 2012 and the last date extends well into
2016. The JD -6, JD -8, JD -9, and SM -18 mines were already being pursued for DMO classification
in 2006 prior to the passage of HB -1161 in 2008. Therefore, Cotter is required to submit all EPPs
as outlined in the notice requirements by no later than October 1, 2012.
2. The schedule notes that final reclamation will begin on the SR -13A, M- 1977 -311 by October 1,
2012. Recent inspection observations of this site indicate it is fully reclaimed and releasable per
the approved reclamation plans and annual reports from 2003 indicate the site was "fully
reclaimed that year ". Please provide written documentation of what other final reclamation
tasks Cotter feels is necessary before the final release request can be submitted or, proceed
with submittal of a full performance and financial warranty release request.
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