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C-2010-089
<br />New Horizon North Mine
<br />PARNos. 1- 1A -1B, 2-2A-2B,, 3
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<br />17. (Joe Dudash Email of Nov. 1, 2011) The Division noted that the location of SW-NI was not
<br />shown on Map 2.04.7-1 and that SW -N210 through SW-N214 were not shown on Map I of
<br />Appendix 2.04.7-2.
<br />In the Dec-2011 si,,tbivitial, Western Fiiel,s added the location, of SW-N] to Map 2.04.5-1 and
<br />elinfinatedAllap I in Appendix 2.04.7-2.
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<br />2.04.8 — Climatological Information
<br />1: In the second paragraph of Section 2.04.8, the New Horizon North Mine is referred to as the
<br />"North Adjacent Mine" and the "North Adjacent Mine Expansion". Please revise the text to
<br />refer instead to the New Horizon North Mine. Item revolved in 41t y-2011 resl)onse�
<br />2. Table 2.04.8 Climatological Information has been provided. Please identify the source from
<br />which the data was obtained, for example, from the Western Regional Climate Center
<br />station at Uravan, Colorado (058560), or other source, as appropriate. Item, resolved in
<br />Utty-20.11 resl)onse.
<br />2.04.9 — Soils Resource Information
<br />1. Map 2.04.9-1 does not show the limits of the mapping unit labeled "existing reclamation
<br />disturbance boundary". The boundary for the "REC" mapping unit on this map does not
<br />show a complete polygon. The northern boundary is open. Also this map shows two land
<br />uses within the polygon; REC and WET, with no delineations within the area. Please define
<br />the limits of the reclaimed lands versus the "wet" lands on the map. Item resolved in ITI(ty-
<br />2011 resl)onse,
<br />2. As described in the second paragraph of the Introduction to Section 2.04.9 of the PAP, WFC
<br />made a formal request of the Norwood Office of the NRCS, and obtained previously
<br />completed soil surveys of the area. Given issues that have arisen concerning soil resources
<br />and reclamation at the nearby New Horizon Mine, the Division will be soliciting input from
<br />the NRCS State Soil Scientist regarding the soils resource availability and the proposed
<br />reclamation plan for the New Horizon North Mine,
<br />The Division I)roviclecII)ertinent iqA,)rmationfiw1n the NH Y tq)1)1icatioi i to the YRCSVcfte
<br />Sod ,S'cien1i,5t via email on Nov. 2, 2011, In it cli,5cu,v,vion on Not,. 22, 2011, the Vate goil
<br />iS'cienfist a�,,Tree( d that ,valves fing he deeper, niore productive Progre,vvo soiI5,veparcileh ftoin
<br />the Pinon, atic.1 RFC soils, (us, ci�-,reed to Ili, the Division and ffT-Cin a Nov. 3, 2011 telephone
<br />Itent resolvedirk
<br />Dec-2011 response.
<br />3. The next-to-last sentence of the first paragraph under the 1978-1984 NRCS Soils Survey
<br />subsection should be reworded, as follows: "According to a February 11, 2008 letter from
<br />the NRCS Soils Scientist in Montrose, addressing the nearby New Horizon Mine, this
<br />survey was probably completed to an Order 11 survey intensity." Itent resolved inDec-
<br />2011 revl)onse.
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