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Lincoln County <br />Land Use Office <br />P.O. Box 39 <br />Hugo, Colorado 80821 <br />July 9, 2013 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />c/o Michael Cunningham <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />0 <br />Re: Hoffman Pit (M- 2005 - ,144) "112" expansion <br />Michael: <br />Ph. 719 - 743 -2337 <br />Fax 719- 743 -2815 <br />RECEIVED <br />JUI 1 1 2013 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />I am writing to inform you of Lincoln County's intent to expand the Hoffman pit to a 112 <br />status. There is one complication, however, that I need to make your office aware of <br />Internally, this expansion was proposed in Summer of 2011. The new boundary markers <br />were set in 2012, and the rest of the expansion process was assumed by all to be moving <br />forward, and in fact, completed. When I received the renewal notice this year, I sat down <br />with that districts' road boss to review the accuracy of the pit map. He was shocked to <br />find that the Hoffman was still a 110 pit. It was then I learned that because of the <br />assumption surrounding the expansion, road crews had proceeded to mine Eastward, <br />crossing the existing boundary markers. Apparently, due to the lay of the land, the road <br />boss wasn't sure the extent of the intrusion. Normally, a pit expansion is a reasonably <br />straight forward process, but because of this complication, I feel it is wise to get DRMS <br />consultation on how to proceed. We still intend to file a 112 expansion request with your <br />office. I await your advice on how to proceed. I apologize for any problems this may <br />have created, and thank you for any help and advice you can give. <br />Sincerely yours, <br />X' ` <br />IV <br />John DeWitt <br />Land Use Administrator <br />Lincoln County <br />