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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />May 13, 2013 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Mr. Randy Schafer <br />40586 CO. RD 21 <br />Loretta E Rneda <br />Director <br />Haxtun, CO 80731 <br />Re: Conversion to a 112 Application, Holyoke Gun Club Pit, Permit No. <br />M- 1977 -075, Adequacy Comments <br />Dear Mr. Schafer: <br />The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety has completed its preliminary adequacy <br />review of your 112 conversion application. The application was received on April 10, 2013 <br />and was called complete on April 15, 2013. The decision date for this application is July 15, <br />2013. Please be advised that if you are unable to satisfactorily address any concerns <br />identified in this review before the decision date, it will be your responsibility to <br />request an extension of the review period. If there are outstanding issues that have <br />not been adequately addressed prior to the end of the review period, and no <br />extension has been requested, the Division will deny this application. <br />The review consisted of comparing the application content with specific requirements of <br />Rule 1.6.1, 6.2 and of 6.4 of the Minerals Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for the Extraction of Construction Materials. In general the application <br />was substantially adequate. Inadequacies are identified under the respective exhibit <br />heading along with suggested corrective actions to correct them. <br />6.4.4 Exhibit D - Mining Plan <br />Under the exhibit (b) the operator states, "The site will be mined to approximately 25 feet <br />deep, the pit will have the topsoil stripped and stockpiled for re- application during <br />reclamation. Any disturbed banks will be stripped and stockpiled for later use in <br />reclamation ". Please explain which banks are expected to be affected. The operator has <br />committed to a 25 foot buffer around the expanded acres to allow for inspection and <br />maintenance around the south tracks. The buffer also protects the Frenchman's Creek <br />embankments. The Division wants to be certain that there will be no mining activity that <br />can affect the creek's embankments. <br />Office of <br />Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand )unction - Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />