2013-02-12_PERMIT FILE - M2012048

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Mr. Tyler O'Donnell Environmental Protection Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 RE: Adequacy Review — Pickard Pit M- 2012 -048 Dear Mr. O'Donnell: 6.3.3 EXHIBIT C — Mining Plan 40586 Co. Rd. 21 Haxtun, CO 80731 February 10, 2013 Exhibit C — Mining Plan has been modified to include a statement that no overburden is anticipated at the Pickard Pit. 3. Please specify the estimated thickness of the material that will be mined. )(ateg 6uiui j 'uogeuweioaa to uoislnla ?, 833 CI3A13332I RECEIVED r s 122013 Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety I am providing a response to your letter of January 18, 2013 and the adequacy concerns regarding the Pickard Pit. I am showing the questions raised as you presented them. The responses are in bold. 1. In this exhibit it was unclear as the frequency of operation of the proposed pit. The submittal states the pit will be used only when needed. If mining activities will be conducted each year, but mining will be conducted for less than 180 days in each year, then the permit application must contain a statement that the operation is in intermittent status. In general, Kit Carson Road and Bridge gravel pits are opened throughout the county to reduce haul requirements. They are only used when road work is occurring in that particular area of the county. Mining will be conducted for less than 180 days and the use of this pit will be intermittent. 2. Please add to the text of this exhibit a statement that there is no overburden on the site (assuming such statement is accurate). All material, except stockpiled topsoil, coming out of the Pickard Pit will be utilized for road building, gravelling, and the like. Thickness will vary depending on where the material is taken within the site. It will range from 20 feet thick at the northwest corner to 60 feet at the southeast corner.