2013-07-29_REVISION - C1981010 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1981010
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 7/29/2013
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review No. 1
• From: DRMS
• To: Trapper Mining, Inc
• Type & Sequence: PR7
• Email Name: JLE
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L O RA D O
Denver, Colorado 80203 P I V I S l o N o f
RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone]
MINING
FAX: [phone] —&—
SAFETY
July 29, 2013
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Forrest Luke
Trapper Mining, Inc. Mike King
Executive Director
P.O. Box 187
Craig, Colorado 801626 Loretta Pineda
Director
RE: Trapper Mining Inc., Permit No. C- 1981 -010; Permit Revision No. 7 (PR7) adequacy Review No. l
Dear Mr. Luke,
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received Permit Revision No. 7 (PR7) on May
21St, 2013. The Division deemed the application complete on May 31, 2013. The Division has completed its
preliminary adequacy review of PR7. Adequacy items are organized by the Rule in which they pertain and/or the
permit section they are in reference to.
Rule 2.04; Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources:
2.04.3 Site Description and Land Use Information:
1. Section 2.05 of the permit application discusses pre -mine land uses. Rule 2.04.3(2) requires the application
to contain a statement of the condition, capability and productivity of the land within the proposed permit
area. Please amend section 2.05 as necessary for the new acreage to be added to the permit area.
2. Please submit a map in accordance with Rule 2.04.3(2)(a) that depicts the uses of land for the additional
permit acreage in accordance with the land use categories established in the land use definitions in Rule
1.04.
3. Prior to any mining in the expansion area, Trapper will need to submit a narrative of the land capability and
productivity in accordance with Rule 2043(2)(b). The Division will stipulate the approval of this permit
revision to this effect.
4. For the proposed expansion area, please revise section 2.05 of the permit to indicate whether the proposed
permit area has been previously mined. If so, please submit the information required by Rule 2.04.3(3).
2.04.4, Cultural and Historic Resource Information:
On July 27, 2013 the Division received a letter from Edward C. Nichols, the State Historic Preservation
Officer in regards to their evaluation of the permit revision. Their letter is dated June 24, 2013 and is
enclosed for your review. Two cultural resources have been recorded to exist within the expansion area
(5MF948 and 5MF7402). A discussion of these resources is included in Mr. Nichols letter along with a
recommendation that a cultural resources survey be completed for those areas within the PR -7 expansion
area. Based on a review of the current cultural resource inventory included in section 2.9 in the permit, it
does not appear the entire expansion area has been evaluated. Rule 2.04.4(1) and (2) requires specific
cultural resource information be submitted with a permit application for areas proposed or likely to be
affected by surface mining activities. The permit revision does not indicate any area to be affected within
the proposed expansion area for the next permit term. Given this, the Division will add a stipulation to the
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