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40586 Co. Rd. 21 <br />Haxtun, CO 80731 <br />June 29, 2013 <br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Environment Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Application for a Conversion to a 112 Operation <br />Holyoke Gun Club Pit M -1977 -075 <br />Dear Mr. Keffelew: <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 01 2013 <br />DMSION OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />This letter is in response to your adequacy comments dated May 13, 2013. <br />Each comment is repeated from your letter. Responses are in bold and <br />italicized. <br />6.4.4 Exhibit D - Mining Plan <br />Under the exhibit (b) the operator states, "The site will be mined to <br />approximately 25 feet deep, the pit will have the topsoil stripped and <br />stockpiled for re- application during reclamation. Any disturbed banks will <br />be stripped and stockpiled for later use in reclamation." Please explain <br />which banks are expected to be affected. The operator has committed to a <br />25 foot buffer around the expanded acres to allow for inspection and <br />maintenance around the south tracks. The buffer also protects the <br />Frenchman's Creek embankments. The Division wants to be certain that <br />there will be no mining activity that can affect the creek's embankments. <br />The operator's intent is to keep all banks intact and undisturbed. The 25 <br />foot buffer in the expanded area should assure that will be the case. <br />Frenchman Creek, as it flows within its banks, will not be disturbed. <br />