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Mr. John M. Kunst <br />July 2, 2013 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />The French drain will be built above the larger pond and below the wash plant. Its <br />function will be to intercept the slimes from the dewatering area. The slurry from the <br />sluice will contain material smaller than 3/4 inch and while the larger of this material will <br />dewater immediately, some sand and silt will not. This material will flow into a <br />dewatering area (tailings pond) approximately 30 feet by 30 feet by 5 feet deep. This will <br />allow the sand and some of the slimes time to settle out. A front end loader will be used <br />multiple times a day to remove the settled material. <br />The finest material will pass over a 15 foot weir to spread the flow and slow the velocity <br />of the slimes, and then the material will flow into a gravel pit. The gravel will act as a <br />filter to help trap the slimes. The filter media will be replaced as needed with fresh <br />aggregate from the wash plant. The gravel /slimes mix (filter media) will be re- blended <br />with sand and gravel from the dewatering area. Once well drained, the mix will be stored <br />along the north edge of the mine, mixed with hay and allowed to compost. It will then be <br />compacted and seeded with high altitude meadow mix to stabilize it until it is ready to be <br />used for reclamation. <br />I understand your concern over traffic to and from the mine. Even though our permit is <br />capped at 70,000 tops per year, we will not be able produce anywhere near that much <br />because of a lack of water. That being said, at least 80% of our mined product will have <br />to go back into the mine face to return the land to its original contour. It is at this time <br />the organic cap would be placed over the fill and re- vegetated. The decorative rock we <br />may sell is moss rock, which is only found on the surface and is not in abundance on the <br />site. In past operations on the site, companies have hand- loaded pallets of moss rock, <br />wrapped them with wire screen and hauled them out on a short flatbed truck. <br />If you have any further questions or comments, feel free to contact either Tom <br />Kaldenbach or me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Randy Burks <br />7964 East Homestead Road <br />Parker, CO 80138 <br />