2013-03-26_PERMIT FILE - M2013018

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Page 2 of 3 Pine Bluffs Gravel & Excavating, Inc. 3/26/13 Exhibit A - Legal Description and Location Map (Rule 6.3.1(1)): The legal description must identify the affected land, specify affected areas and be adequate to field locate the property. Description shall be by township, range, and section, to at least the nearest quarter - quarter section. A metes and bounds survey description is also acceptable. Also, the street address or lot number(s) may be used. This information is available from the County Assessor's office or U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps. 6. The Applicant provided a legal description by township, range and section, but only to the nearest quarter section. Please provide a legal description to the nearest quarter - quarter section for the proposed Harms Pit. The description must match the information provided for Item #10 on the application form. EXHIBIT A - Legal Description and Location Map (Rule 6.3.1(2)): The main entrance to the mine site shall be located based on a USGS Topographic map showing latitude and longitude or Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). The Operator will need to specify coordinates of latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes and seconds or in decimal degrees to an accuracy of at least five (5) decimal places (e.g., latitude 37.12345 N, longitude 104.45678 W). 7. The Applicant provided a metes and bounds survey instead of specifying the main entrance location in latitude and longitude or Universal Transverse Mercator. Please provide the main entrance location in latitude and longitude or Universal Transverse Mercator and revise Exhibit A accordingly. See Questions #4 and #5 above. Exhibit C - Mining Plan (Rule 6.3.3): The purpose of the mining plan is to describe how mining will affect the permit area for the duration of the operation. This plan must be correlated to Exhibit E - Map. The description of the mining plan must be adequate to satisfy the requirements of Section 3.1 and demonstrate compliance with Rule 3. 8. The Applicant states the existing roads that will be used during the mining process are already established, Weld County Roads 124 and 127, and there will be no new construction of roads. Please clarify if the access roads from the mine site to the intersection of Weld County Roads 124 and 127 already exist and if they will require improvements to accommodate the mine related traffic. New or improved roads must be included as part of the permitted acreage. Therefore, if the access roads require improvements the Applicant would be required to withdraw the 110c Application for the Harms Pit and submit a 112c application package.