PERMFILE51908

• Permit No: M2002004
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/17/2002
• Doc Name: Review of Responses to Preliminary Adequacy Review
• From: DMG
• To: GCC Rio Grande Inc.
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 275
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
July 17, 2002
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
Mr. Brian McGill-Environmental Manager ~ol~°~'o°~
GCC Rio Grande
Greg E. Walther
11783 State Hwy 337 Executive Director
Tijeras, NM 87059 Ronald W. Cattany
Acting Division Director
RE: GCC Rio Grande, Inc.; Red Rock Plant and Mine; DMG File # M-2002-004
Review of Responses to Preliminary Adequacy Review fora 112 Construction
Materials Permit Application
Deaz Mr. McGill:
Your July 8, 2002 response to our adequacy letter of May 6, 2002 increased your
proposed disturbed acreage from 895 acres to 1061 acres. In accordance with Rule 1.1(6),
an increase in the acreage of affected land would require an amendment to the application
or the permit.
We realize that the terms "affected area", "disturbed area", and "permit area" and
derivatives of these terms are somewhat indistinct in the regulations. As a point of
clarification, the division considers the affected area to be that area which will be
disturbed during the course of mining in accordance with Rule 1.1(3) and also that area
which would likely require some form of reclamation bonding. The permit area can be
analogous to the affected area or be a lazger area that encompasses the affected or
disturbed area. In your application "affected land" and "disturbed land" would appear to
be analogous while the "permit azea" area appears to be a larger, all-encompassing area,
Because an increase in disturbed or affected acreage would require an amendment to the
application, the change, as proposed, would need to be submitted as an amendment along
with the required notices (Rule 1.8.1(3) & 1.6.6). An acceptable alternative to this action
would be to re-arrange the disturbed acreage in such a way as to not exceed the originally
noticed 895 acres, thereby, eliminating the need to amend the application. The division
will consider these two options as well as other options that you might devise. However,
if you decide to amend the application, this should be started within 5 days of receipt of
this letter.
We will continue to review your responses to our adequacy letter and contact you if any
additional concerns arise. Unless we heaz otherwise, the final decision date for this
application is still August 23, 2002. In the meantime, staff is continuing to work on and