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SHALE TECH <br />I N T E R N A T 1 0 N A L <br />1354 County Road 246 Rifle, Colorado 81650 970 - 625 -3193 <br />May 2, 2013 <br />Travis Marshall <br />RECEIVED <br />Department of Natural Resources MAY 0 6 2013 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety GRAND JUNG i wi% rICLU OFFICE <br />101 South P Street, Suite 301 DIVISION OF <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 RECLAMATION MINING & SAFETY <br />Re: Duck Creek Mine Permit No. M- 2013 - 022,110(2) Reclamation Permit <br />Application Package Preliminary Adequacy Review. <br />Dear Travis, <br />The following information is provided as response to the issues for review and items <br />requiring clarification identified in the Preliminary Adequacy Review of the Duck Creek <br />Mine Permit No. M2013 -022, 1 10(2) Reclamation Permit Application Package: <br />1) Please address Rule 6.3.3 (1)(b) and specify the topsoil storage locations on the <br />mine plan map. <br />Salvaged topsoil will be immediately applied as plant growth medium on an area <br />prepared for reclamation. No topsoil will be stockpiled, so no topsoil stockpile <br />locations are shown on mine map. Clarification of this item has been added to <br />page 1 of Exhibit C Mine Plan. <br />2) If topsoil stockpile is to remain stockpiled for a period greater than 12 months <br />please specify what stabilization methods will be used to protect the stockpile <br />from erosion. <br />Salvaged topsoil will be immediately applied as plant growth medium on an area <br />prepared for reclamation. No topsoil will be stockpiled for any period of time. <br />3) Please address Rule 6.2.1 (2) (b) and (c), all maps submitted must be signed and <br />dated by the qualified mapmaker. <br />Copies of maps signed and dated by mapmaker and resubmitted. <br />4) The mine plan and reclamation plan show a "current overburden storage" <br />adjacent to the Mining Area 1 that appears to be outside of the proposed permit <br />boundary. Please specify if material from this storage is intended to be used to <br />reclaim any portion of the mining site. If the material is intended to be used to <br />support the mining operation or to be used in reclamation an amendment to the <br />application to incorporate the area into the proposed mine area is required. <br />No material from this area will be used in mine operation or reclamation. <br />