2012-01-13_APPLICATION CORRESPONDENCE - C2010089 (2)

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C -2010 -089 PARNos. 1- 1A -1B, 2- 2A -2B, 3 New Horizon North Mine Page Ll of 60 2. In the Introduction to 2- .04.4, the date of PLC's Nucla Mine application is given as April, 1980 and date is issuance is listed as May, 1993. Division records show that the application was received in January, 1981. The permit was issued in May, 1983. Please revise the text to give corrected dates for the application and issuance of Permit No. C- 008 -81, and include a reference to the detailed history provided in section 2.04.3. Item resoh,erl in,JI y-2011 res])onset 3. The second paragraph describing the 1979 survey states, "Site 5MN1257 has almost totally been destroyed by previous mining disturbance, with nearly all of the site being disturbed." This statement is at odds with language contained within the study, which says the site "has also been impacted by ground disturbance from road construction, ranching and farming activities" and that a portion of the site "has received less disturbance than much of the surrounding area." Please review the text provided in the application and revise as appropriate to remove contradictory statements. Item resoh,e l in 11lay -2011 reslyonse. 4. A copy of the 1979 survey (revised January 17, 1980) has been included with the application, as has a copy of the 1984 study by High Plains Consultants. However, the two reports have not been numbered as attachments, and are not referenced in the Table of Contents. Please modify the Table of Contents to include references to the 1980 and 1984 reports as attachments. The reports are now included in the TOC and as Appendices 2.04.4 -1 and 2.04.4 -2. [tent resohi�e in ] lay -2011 reslyonse. 2.04.5 — General Description of Hydrology and Geology 1. In the second paragraph on page 4 of Section 2.04,5 there is an incomplete sentence or an extra space that needs to be corrected. tray resolved in liti -2 11 res])onse. 2. Under the discussion of Significance of Groundwater on pages 6 and 7 the information presented is from 1970 and focuses on historic use. This seems somewhat outdated and should be clarified with reference to present use. In Section 2.04.7 pages 11 -13 there is a discussion on present and potential use of groundwater, which seems more appropriate. Please add a brief discussion to the significance of groundwater section that references the present and potential use of groundwater and whether the historic consumptive use presented in Table 2.04.5 -2 is reflective of current conditions. Section 2.04.5 was revised, and a discussion of recent consumptive use data is presented on page 9. It rrr resolved in Allay-2011 response, 3 Please provide aMap 2:04.5(1) which addresses the requirements of 2.04.5(1). Itein resolved in lily -2011 r s 4. The narrative presented in section 2.04.5 of the PAP does not appear to provide the requisite information regarding surface water, Please revise this section to include a general discussion of surface water as required by 2:04.5(1). A discussion of surface water has been added on pages 4 and 5. tent reso ,ed in 111ay -21111 response.